Picture No | 10138063 |
Date | 1761 |
Description | TIME SMOKING A PICTURE |
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Father Time stares glumly into a dark painting as his scythe accidentally rips the canvas: a satire on the contemporary admiration for artworks darkened by time.
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Source | Engraving and mezzotint by William Hogarth in 'The Original Works of William Hogarthh' |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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