Jim Mathieson with Hugh Brendon and Hogarth in Jim's studio

the plinth arrives at the High Road site

finishing touches overseen by Jim Mathieson and by John Reynolds of Hounslow Council, who provided invaluable support for the project

Jim Mathieson, sculptor, and Elisabeth Whitaker of the original committee, keep an eye on the plinth installation

Barclays Bank, Chiswick, made a donation

Opening Sainsbury's Local with a £10,000 cheque - L to R Jan Shawe, Sir Peter Blake, Anna Jackson, and the Chiswick branch manager

The statue is unloaded

The unveiling

The crowd spills over onto both sides of the High Road

Val Bott, chair of the committee, welcomes Ian Hislop

Ian Hislop, a great Hogarth enthusiast, makes his speech before unveiling the statue with the project patron, David Hockney

David Hockney watches as Leaha James of William Hogarth School officially unveils the pug dog

Ian Hislop after the ceremony

Kirsty Young unveils the new information panel donated by High Road House, Chiswick, 2008

The Trust places flowers at the statue on Hogarth's birthday each year. This is 10 November 2008

Hogarth's Pug dressed up for Christmas 2011 (photo by Mike Paterson, London Historians)