A Speedy & Effectual Preparation for the Next World
Matthew Darly
May 1, 1777
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (24.5 x 35 cm) sheet: 10 5/8 x 14 11/16 in. (27 x 37.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1970
Accession Number
1970.538.23
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
CaricatureWigsSkeletonsMenWomenHair
About the Artist
Matthew Darly · 1720–1780
**Matthew Darly (also known as Matthias Darly, c. 1720–1780)** was a versatile British printseller, engraver, caricaturist, and furniture designer active in London throughout the mid-to-late eighteenth century. His early training began with an apprenticeship in 1735 to clockmaker Umfraville Sampson. He later established himself as a prominent figure in the print trade, operating shops known as “T...