The committee [graphic]

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Description

Title
The committee [graphic]
Creator
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Published / Created
[1726]
Copyright Date
[printed approximately 1768]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at No. 53 in Fleet Street
Abstract

A large group of men sit in chairs around a table in paneled room, among them Hudibras. In the center of the table is a piece of paper titled "The League & Covenant" along with quill pens and an ink well. Their hats hang on pegs on the walls behind them. Several of the men look to the right with startled expressions as a messenger rushes in through a door to right accompanied by a black man in a cloak and turban

Description
Title engraved below image.
State and date from Paulson.
Caption on either side of title begins: "And now the saints began their reign for wch. th' had yearn'd so long in vain ..."
Numbered "9" in upper right corner.
One of twelve large illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, 1725/6.
On page 37 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 27.8 x 34.7 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 27.1 x 36 cm, on sheet 28.1 x 37 cm
Edition
[State 4].
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
Satires (Visual works) England 1726
Book illustrations
Engravings England London 1768
Etchings England London 1726
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
Blacks
Interiors
Legislative bodies
Subjects
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680 > Illustrations
Puritans > England
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 > Humor > Early works to 1800
Blacks > England
Interiors
Legislative bodies
England > 1726
England > London > 1768
England > London > 1726
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
9883626
Object ID (OID)
16193849

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