Hudibras catechiz'd [graphic] / W. Hogarth inv. et sculpt.
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker.
- Edition:
- [State 3].
- Published/Created:
- [London] :
[Philip Overton and John Cooper],
[1726] - Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 26.8 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 28.4 x 36.9 cm
- 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 ..." - Abstract:
- 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 Titles:
- Hudibras catechized
- Topics:
- Beating.
Interiors.
Masks.
Mirrors.
Puritans.
Wardrobes (Case furniture)
Women. - Topics:
- Great Britain--History--Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660--Humor--Early works to 1800.
- Topics:
- Butler, Samuel,--1612-1680.--Hudibras--Illustrations.
Cooper, John, fl. 1726-1737, publisher.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Overton, Philip, -1751, publisher.
Perrins, Charles William Dyson,--1864-1958--Ownership.
Sotheby, Frederick Edward,--1837-1909--Ownership.
Steevens, George,--1736-1800--Ownership. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Book illustrations.
Engravings--England--London--1726.
Etchings--England--London--1726.
Portraits.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1726. - Format:
- Image
- 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:
- Sotheby
86+
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Sotheby 86+ Box 205 - Orbis Record:
- 9883562
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr26090b
- Citation:
- Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 1, no. 512
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 90
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), no. 81 - OID:
- 16193847
- PID:
- digcoll:4048323
