'Time smoking a picture', 1761. Artist: William Hogarth

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'Time smoking a picture', allegorical figure of Time is a satire concerning Hogarth's belief that art connoisseurs only valued paintings for their age. Intended as a subscription ticket for an engraving of Hogarth's ill-fated painting Sigismunda. Represents first state of the plate, trimmed.

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Photo credit: © The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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