Abstract
ABSTRACTAlthough art, music, and theater are companion arts, their respective histories are usually exclusive. It is relatively uncommon to find a point in time when these arts interact intimately. One of the rare exceptions to this occurred during Georgian England of the 1720s and 1730s. The two men responsible for this historical phenomenon were the artist William Hogarth and the writer John Gay. Hogarth was an artist intrigued by music, while Gay was a theatrical figure fascinated by art and music. Their shared love for music resulted in the creation of the new artistic genres, narrative art (Hogarth) and ballad opera (Gay), that were mutually influential. The paper shall examine the close relationship between the works of Hogarth and Gay in choice of subjects, storytelling, and style.
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