Hudibras catechiz'd [graphic] / W. Hogarth inv. et sculpt.
- 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 ..."
Sotheby's, F.E. Sotheby Sale, lot 215 (Hogarth's works) to Maggs for W.S. Lewis; 21 Nov. 1955; Acquisition no.: 955-11-21-86. Purchased as a bound collection of 97 prints with Sotheby bookplate; disbound January 1984.
Formerly owned by Frederick Edward Sotheby of Ecton, Northants, 1837-1909. - 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
- Associated Names:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 [Printmaker]
Cooper, John, fl. 1726-1737 [Publisher]
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 [Artist]
Overton, Philip, -1751 [Publisher] - Topics:
- Beating
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680
Interiors
Masks
Mirrors
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958
Puritans
Sotheby, Frederick Edward, 1837-1909
Steevens, George, 1736-1800
Wardrobes (Case furniture)
Women - Topics:
- Great Britain -- History -- Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Book illustrations
Engravings -- England -- London -- 1726
Etchings -- England -- London -- 1726
Portraits
Satires (Visual works) -- England -- 1726 - 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:
- Sotheby 86+ Box 205
- Orbis Record:
- 9883562
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr22223
- Volume/Enumeration:
- Digital version
- OID:
- 16030540
- PID:
- digcoll:2808285