Tailpiece to the catalogue

Tailpiece to the catalogue

Item Information

Title:
Tailpiece to the catalogue
Description:
This print was designed by Hogarth as a tailpiece to an artist's catalogue. It shows a monkey watering dead exotics of past ages, the implication being that too many works of art are thought to be "good" merely because they are old.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Publisher:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Name on Item:
Hogarth pinxt.
Date:
[ca. 1761]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
John D. Merriam Collection
Subjects:
Animals in human situations
Monkeys
Gardening
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 14 x 16 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jv39s
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[William Hogarth]
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Paulson: 237
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Identifier:
18_06_000110
Merriam Hogarth 4 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003779572