The countess, having taken a dose of laudanum nears death, and is kissed by her sickly child held towards her by an elderly maid; her father slips her ring from her finger. Engraving by Louis Gérard Scotin after William Hogarth, 1745.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Date:
[1745]
Reference:
38358i
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The countess, having taken a dose of laudanum nears death, and is kissed by her sickly child held towards her by an elderly maid; her father slips her ring from her finger. Engraving by Louis Gérard Scotin after William Hogarth, 1745. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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