Painting after life [graphic]

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Description

Title
Painting after life [graphic]
Alternative Title
Death staring shipwrecked sailors in the face!!!
Creator
Gerard, E. (Ebenezer)
Contributor
Gerard, E.
Abstract

First image, 'Painting after life' shows a skeleton (death) seated before an easel painting a portrait of the obese old man seated opposite and holding a cane. The subject is seated against a blank screen; a portfolio of other works is leaning against the screen. Beside the 'artist' is a box of paints and artist supplies

Second image, 'Death staring shipwrecked sailors in the face!!!', shows a skeleton (right) seated on a rock with his head resting in his hands, elbows on his knees as he stares at two shipwrecked sailors (left) on a beach

Description
Each print titled below.
Lewis Walpole Library: On the verso: an autograph letter from Ebenezer Gerard in Liverpool to Samuel Taylor Liverpool, dated 1826 February 5, in reference to "Prose by a poet" (by Montgomery James) which he compares to his own efforts since his illness, with the address incorporating watercolor and rebus material.
Painting after life referencing Hogarth?
For further information, consult library staff.
Extent
2 prints : sheet 39 x 25 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
826.02.05.01

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Correspondence
Original art
Lithographs England 1826
Material
lithographs ;
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Artists
Death
Sailors
Shipwrecks
Subjects
Artists
Death
Sailors
Shipwrecks
England > 1826

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Identifiers

Orbis Record
12496548
Object ID (OID)
15489948

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