The bruiser, C. Churchill [graphic] : (once the Revd.!) in the character of a Russian Hercules, regaling himself after having kill'd the monster Caricatura that so sorely gall'd his virtuous friend the heaven born Wilkes / A. Bell sc.

Published/Created:

[London]
[Wm. Hogarth]
publish'd according to act of Parliament, August 1, 1763

Physical Description:

1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; sheet 206 x 128 mm

Notes:

Title engraved below image.
Text below title: "But he had a Club this Dragon to Drub, or he had ne'er don't I warrant ye."
"From the original print designed & engraved by Mr. Hogarth."
Copy of no. 4084 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.
For a discussion of this image see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 215.
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.

Abstract:

A re-working of Hogarth's self-portrait of 1749 (Paulson 181); the artist has been replaced by a bear representing Charles Churchill wearing preaching bands and holding a tankard of beer in one paw and a knotty club in the other; the knots in the club are labelled 'Lye 1, Lye 2, Lye 3 ... Fallacy, Lye 10 ... ". The oval canvas rests on two books, on top is 'Great George Street : a list of the subscribers to the North Britons' and below 'A new way to pay old debts, a comedy by Massenger.' The dog Trump is urinating on a copy of Churchill's "Epistle to Hogarth". Leaning on the palette is a framed satirical print showing Hogarth himself (in a white hat) whipping a dancing bear (Churchill) and a monkey (John Wilkes) in front of a projected tomb for William Pitt from which a cannon fires at the dove of peace"--British Museum onlne catalogue.

Associated Names:

Bell, A. [Printmaker]
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 [Artist]

Topics:

Bears
Caricatures
Churchill, Charles, 1731-1764
Dogs
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797

Language:

English

Genre:

Engravings -- England -- London -- 1763
Etchings -- England -- London -- 1763
Satires (Visual works) -- England -- 1763

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html

Call Number:

Hogarth 763.00.00.62 Box 111

Orbis Record:

11324908

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr22659

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

16034766

PID:

digcoll:2810290