Attributed to Daniel Lysons, 1762–1834, British, Tomb of William Hogarth and Mrs. Jane Hogarth from Chiswick, between 1796 and 1811
- Title:
- Tomb of William Hogarth and Mrs. Jane Hogarth from Chiswick
- Former Title(s):
- The Environs of London: Tomb of William Hogarth and Mrs. Jane Hogarth from Chiswick Church
- Part Of:
- Date:
- between 1796 and 1811
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink, watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 3/4 inches (37.8 × 27.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Chiswick Vol V page 204"; upper right: "68"
Lettered inside image in pen and brown ink: "Here lieth the Body | of WILLIAM HOGARTH Esqr. | who died October 26th. 1764, | Aged 67. | Mrs. JANE HOGARTH | Wife of William Hogarth Esqr. | Obit 13th. of November 1789, | AErat 80 Years."; center right: "Farewell, great Painter of Mankind, | Who reached the noblest point of Art | Whose pictured Morals charm the mind | And through the Eye correct the heart | If Genius fire thee, Reader stay; | If Nature touch thee, drop a tear: | If neither move thee, turn away; | For HOGARTH'S honored dust lies here."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.20299
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | church | memorial | tomb
- Associated Places:
- Chiswick | England | Greater London | London | St. Nicholas Church | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16815
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