The recent resignation of David Davis over increased detention for terrorist suspects has let to a debate as to how he can be so strongly against this and be in favour of the death penalty. Yet history often shows that people have complex belief systems. William Hogarth, the father of English Painting, was an interesting character. Arch xenophobe with a particular hatred of the French and Roman Catholic Church. Yet he had no problem depicting some of eighteenth century London's black population in his pictures of capital life. He was extremely concerned with children's welfare and was an early campaigner for animal rights.
You can see his 'Roast Beef of Olde England' in Tate Britain and his bust in Leicester Square. There is a lot on him in the Foundling Museum. But probably the best place to soak up Hogarth is in Chiswick. See his statue in the main road, his grave in St Nicholas' churchyard and visit his house near the roundabout named after him
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