William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)

To Nature and Your Self Appeal Nor Learn of Others What to Feel

Hogarth was one of the great 18th century painters. His 1761 engraving "Time Smoking a Picture" is the artist’s commentary on the monetary value many in his time placed on items that showed evidence of age and decay. It reads within the image: As Statues moulder into Worth. PW

Underneath the image:
To Nature and Your Self Appeal
Nor Learn of Others What to Feel ANON

bottom left: WH Hogarth pinx
bottom right: J Moore Sculp
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