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Hudibras catechiz'd
Title
Hudibras catechiz'd [graphic] / W. Hogarth inv. et sculpt.
Edition
[State 3].
Publication
[London] : [Philip Overton and John Cooper], [1726]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 26.8 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 28.4 x 36.9 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title engraved below image.
State, publisher, and date from Paulson.
Numbered "4"--Upper right corner.
Number 9 in the series. See Paulson.
One of twelve large illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, 1725/6.
Caption on either side of title begins: "No sooner was he come t' himself, But on his Neck a sturdy Elf ..."
Provenance
George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Formerly owned by Frederick Edward Sotheby of Ecton, Northants, 1837-1909.
Summary
Hudibras is beaten with clubs by two masked men dressed as devils; a third man with mask in hand gestures to the young widow in the doorway on the left. A fourth, smaller masked man holds a large torch as he lights the way in the room. Ralpho hides behind a curtain on the far left. The room is decorated with a large wardrobe, an oval portrait, and large mirror; a footstool and urn in the right corner partially seen in the right corner.
Variant and related titles
Hudibras catechized
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 03, 2011
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 1, no. 512
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 90
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 81
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Portraits.
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1726.
Book illustrations.
Etchings - England - London - 1726.
Engravings - England - London - 1726.
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