John Gonson John Gonson Sir John Gonson (died 1765) was an English judge for nearly 50 years in the early 18th century, serving as a Justice of the Peace and Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for the City of Westminster. Gonson was a supporter of the Society for the Reformation of Manners, and was noted for his enthusiasm for raiding brothels and for passing harsh sentences. Gonson appears in contemporary court reports and newspaper articles, but is best known for having been depicted twice in "A Harlot's Progress", William Hogarth's series of paintings from 1731 and subsequent engravings from 1732. Gonson first
John Trotter (painter) the "An Exhibition of 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Irish Paintings" at Gorry Gallery, and the "Exhibiting Art in Georgian Ireland" at the Irish Georgian Society in 2018, which displayed a work by Trotter from a private collection, "Portrait of an officer of an Irish Volunteer Regiment in a wooded landscape, holding a spontoon". John Trotter (painter) John Trotter (d. 1792) was an Irish artist and portrait painter. The first record of John Trotter appear in 1756, when his work was lauded by the "Hibernian Journal" while he was still a student in the Dublin Society's School. He spent