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To the Memory of George Taylor Whose Skill and Courage in Manual Combat Would Have Done Honour to the Roman Circus... (Epitaph)

Artist and publisher Etched and published by Richard Livesay British
Related to William Hogarth British
Subject George Taylor British
1782
Not on view

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  • Title: To the Memory of George Taylor Whose Skill and Courage in Manual Combat Would Have Done Honour to the Roman Circus... (Epitaph)
  • Artist and publisher: Etched and published by Richard Livesay (British, 1750–1826 Southsea, near Portsmouth, Hampshire)
  • Artist: Related to William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
  • Subject: George Taylor (British, ca. 1710–1758)
  • Date: 1782
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 13/16 x 8 9/16 in. (27.5 x 21.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.35(82)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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