William Hogarth

Time Smoking a Picture

Maker

William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764), designer

Title

Time Smoking a Picture

Year

1761

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

mezzotint

Supports

Dimensions

21.9 x 17.1 cm (8 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil in LR:45- Verso:numbered in pencil in LL:10/14/70 A-4/SchatzkiIn Plate--inscribed in LR:As Statues molder into worth. P:W: ; inscribed in LC:To nature and your Self appeal,/Nor learn of others, what to feel.Anon:

Identification

State

i/ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

71.021

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764), designer
Time Smoking a Picture, 1761
etching; mezzotint
21.9 x 17.1 cm (8 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 71.021

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