The company of undertakers

The company of undertakers

Item Information

Title:
The company of undertakers
Description:
A mock coat-of-arms with fifteen heads of doctors, three of whom, in the upper division, are identified as John Taylor, Sarah Mapp, and Joshua Ward.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Publisher:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Date:
(c) March 3, 1736
Format:
Prints
Ephemera
Genre:
Engravings
Tickets
Satires (Visual works)
Group portraits
Portrait prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
Subjects:
Physicians
Taylor, John, 1703-1772
Ward, Joshua, 1685-1761
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 27 x 18 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jt31c
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
W. Hogarth
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Paulson: 144
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
Second state. The word Doctor has been corrected from Docter twice. Sold in this state as one of a series "Four Groups of Heads."
Identifier:
18_06_000056
W. 1237 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003800907