[Tailpiece, or the Bathos] The Bathos, or Manner of sinking, in sublime paintings, inscribed to the dealers in dark pictures / [graphic]Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker, artistpublish'd according to act of Parliamt., March 3d, 1764.[printed 1820s?]engThe figure of Time reclines against a broken column surrounded by symbols of destruction: a collapsing church tower, dead trees, a bankrupcy notice served on Nature, a tombstone, a clock without hands, Phaeton falling from his chariot, a will, a shop-sign for "The World's End", a gallows, a burning impression of Hogarth's print "The Times" and broken objects, including an artist's palette, hour-glass, crown, rifle, bell, bottle, and broom. Two medallions on either side of the caption and their surrounding text concern the Line of Beauty. Three more columns of text between the medallions include quotes in Latin from Tactius and Maximus of Tyre, with an English translationTitle, state, and publisher from Paulson.Title engraved above image: Tail piece. The Bathos.Restrike on wove paper, likely printed in the 1820s or later. Level of plate wear is slightly less than that seen on impressions issued in: The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath. London : Printed for Baldwin and Cradock ... by G. Woodfall ..., [1835-37].