Well-known and regarded political satirist, William Hogart, wrote Masquerades and Operas as a political satire on the contemporary follies of Heidegger's masquerades, which Heidegger promoted before he became successful in opera management.
William Hogarth FRSA (/hor/; 10 November 1697  26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist. 
William Hogarth
FRSA The latter is a satire on contemporary follies, such as the masquerades of the Swiss impresario John James Heidegger, the popular Italian opera singers, John Rich's pantomimes at Lincoln's Inn Fields, and the exaggerated popularity of Lord Burlington's protege, the architect and painter William Kent. Other early works include The Lottery (1724); The Mystery of Masonry brought to Light by the Gormagons (1724); A Just View of the British Stage (1724); some book illustrations; and the small print Masquerades and Operas (1724). 
