George Taylor's Epitaph: George Taylor Breaking the Ribs of Death
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink, graphite, and red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 x 12 3/4 inches (23.2 x 32.4 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1257
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious and mythological subject | ribs (human bones) | muscles | bald | deaths | breaking | skeleton | loincloths | epitaphs
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Robert L. S. Cowley, "The Magic of Money" : A study of play, gaming, and gambling in the art of William Hogarth (1697-1764), British Art Journal, vol. 25, 2025, fig. 32, British Art Journal http://britishartjournal.co.uk/hogarth-and-gambling