Time is blowing pipe-smoke onto a painting while his scythe has sunk into the canvas; representing the ageing of paintings as they acquire Old Master status. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Date:
Decr. 1 1802
Reference:
39265i
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: Time is blowing pipe-smoke onto a painting while his scythe has sunk into the canvas; representing the ageing of paintings as they acquire Old Master status. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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