Time Smoking a Picture

William Hogarth, 1761

This is a drawing of a winged figure beside an easel and a pot of varnish. The image features a skeletal figure with wings seated at an easel, engaged with a painting or canvas. To the side is a large urn labeled "VARNISH" and at the figure's feet rests a severed head and a torso. The painting on the easel depicts a cloud or smoke with amorphous shapes. Above the assembly, a ladder is seen. An inscription reads "As Statues moulder into Worth." The style of the drawing is illustrative and detailed, using a clear line technique reminiscent of etchings.
Artista
William Hogarth
Data
1761
Tipus
Print
Tècnica
etching and mezzotint
Mides
22.5 × 18.1 cm
Col·lecció
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Llicència
Domini públic, CC0

Descripció de la imatge

This is a drawing of a winged figure beside an easel and a pot of varnish. The image features a skeletal figure with wings seated at an easel, engaged with a painting or canvas. To the side is a large urn labeled "VARNISH" and at the figure's feet rests a severed head and a torso. The painting on the easel depicts a cloud or smoke with amorphous shapes. Above the assembly, a ladder is seen. An inscription reads "As Statues moulder into Worth." The style of the drawing is illustrative and detailed, using a clear line technique reminiscent of etchings.

William Hogarth