<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>The bruiser, C. Churchill (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 / [graphic]</dc:title><dc:creator>Bell, A., printmaker</dc:creator><dc:date>publish'd according to act of Parliament, August 1, 1763.</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>A re-working of Hogarth's self-portrait of 1749 (Paulson 181); the artist has been replaced by a bear representing Charles Churchill wearing preaching bands and holding a tankard of beer in one paw and a knotty club in the other; the knots in the club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</dc:description><dc:description>Title engraved below image.</dc:description><dc:description>Text below title: "But he had a Club this Dragon to Drub, or he had ne'er don't I warrant ye."</dc:description><dc:description>"From the original print designed &amp; engraved by Mr. Hogarth."</dc:description><dc:description>Copy of no. 4084 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.</dc:description><dc:description>For a discussion of this image see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 215.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>