Hudibras and the lawyer [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Hudibras and the lawyer [graphic]
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Cooper, John, fl. 1726-1737, publisher.
Overton, Philip, -1751, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1726]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Philip Overton and John Cooper
- Abstract
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Hudibras with his hat in hand approaches a lawyer who sits in an elaborately carved chair on a rise. In front of the lawyer are his two clerks at a low table, at his side, shelves of books and papers. On the right in the foreground is a carved figure of Justice holding scales; the pedestal engraved with the date '1641'. In the background on the left two women stand in the doorway. In the left foreground are two dogs, one of whom watches the action attentively while the other lies with its head turned away
- Description
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Title engraved below image.
State, publisher, and date from Paulson.
Caption on either side of title begins: To this brave Man, the Knight repairs, For Counsel in his Law-Affairs; ...
One of twelve large illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, 1725/6.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
On page 39 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 26.7 x 35.2 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 : sheet 27.0 x 35.2 cm
- Edition
- [State 2].
- Language
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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 1726
Etchings England London 1726 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England.
Great Britain - Subject (Name)
- Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680.
- Subject (Topic)
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Puritans
History
Clerks
Dogs
Justice
Law offices
Lawyers
Women - Subjects
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Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680 > Illustrations
Puritans > England
Great Britain > History > Puritan Revolution, 1642-1660 > Humor > Early works to 1800
Clerks
Dogs
Justice
Law offices
Lawyers
Women
England > 1726
England > London > 1726
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9868175
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193852
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