Satire on False Perspective, William Hogarth, 1754

Frontispiece to joshua kirby, 'dr brooke taylor's method of perspective made easy'; a rural scene with a number of absurdities caused by perspectival errors, for instance, an angler in the foreground catches a fish in the middle distance, an inn sign is partly obscured by trees that are growing on the other side of a river, a woman leans from a window to light the pipe of a man on a distant hill. 1754 etching and engraving. Date: 1754. Dimensions: Height: 222 mm; Width: 176 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Joshua Kirby. Collection: British Museum. Satire on False Perspective (BM 1868,0822.1604)