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The Company of Undertakers
1736-173718th century
263 x 181 mm (10.4 x 7.1 in.)
William Hogarth, British (English), (1697–1764)
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- medicine - Use generally for the study of human diseases and injuries, including their causes, treatment, and prevention, and with the diagnosis and management of patients. [July 1994 related term added. June 1994 scope note added; related term added. July 1993 descriptor moved. January 1991 alternate term added.]
- satire - Artistic device holding up human folly and vice to scorn, derision, or ridicule. [November 1994 scope note added; related term added; alternate term added. May 1994 related term added.]
- social satire
- plate Dimensions: 263 x 181 mm (10.4 x 7.1 in.)
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William Hogarth, British (English), (1697–1764) . The Company of Undertakers, 1736-1737. Etching and engraving on laid paper. Second of two states. plate : 263 x 181 mm (10.4 x 7.1 in.). DAC accession number 1962.41.1. Purchase funds, 1962. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .