Hudibras encounters the Skimmington [graphic]

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Title
Hudibras encounters the Skimmington [graphic]
Alternative Title
Hudibras and the Skimmington
Creator
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Cooper, John, 1726-1737, publisher.
Overton, Philip, -1751, publisher.
Published / Created
[1726]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Philip Overton and John Cooper
Abstract

A riotous scene in a country village where a shrewish wife and hen-pecked husband are mocked by their neighbors, cuckold's horns and a petticoat are held aloft while "rough music" is played; Hudibras rides into the crowd to protest at what he describes as a Devil's Procession

Description
Title engraved below image.
Title from Paulson: Hudibras and the Skimmington.
State, publisher, and date from Paulson.
Caption on either side of title, begins: "This said, they both advanc'd, and rode A Dog-Trot through the bawling Crowd ..."
On page 86 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 27.1 x 50.5 cm.
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.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 27.3 x 51.4 cm, on sheet 28.4 x 52.5 cm
Edition
[State 3].
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Illustrations
Humor
Early works to 1800
Book illustrations
Satires (Visual works) England 1726
Engravings England London 1726
Etchings England London 1725
Material
etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
England.
Great Britain
Subject (Name)
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
Subject (Topic)
Puritans
History
Cats
Crowds
Effigies
Horns
Horses
Kettles
Noise
Riots
Signs (Notices)
Spouses
Subjects
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680 > Illustrations
Puritans > England
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 > Humor > Early works to 1800
Cats
Crowds
Effigies
Horns
Horses
Kettles
Noise
Riots
Signs (Notices)
Spouses
England > 1726
England > London > 1726
England > London > 1725
Sotheby, Frederick Edward, 1837-1909 > Ownership
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
9887716
Object ID (OID)
16193843

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