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
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.