The Enraged Musician
1741 William Hogarth print satirizing the clash between refined music and the noise of London streets
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The Enraged Musician is an engraving by William Hogarth, published November 30, 1741, depicting a pompous violinist at his window driven to distraction by the cacophony of street vendors, musicians, and noisy tradespeople below.[1] The print satirizes both the chaotic soundscape of 18th-century London and the musician's own pompous sensitivity, mocking the clash between refined artistic pretension and ordinary urban life.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Enraged Musician."National Gallery of Art.Retrieved 2026-10-02.