The political clyster [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The political clyster [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Punishment inflicted on Lemuel Gulliver
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [1768]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Robert Sayer
- Abstract
-
"An exterior scene set among ruins; to left the naked buttocks of Gulliver to whom an enema is being administered by a crowd of Lilliputians; to right their prime minister, carried in a thimble, supervises operations while beyond a rat carries off a child."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Printmaker, state and publisher from Paulson.
Lettered below image with title followed by the quote: Nll Mrrg, Cht Nf. ndw Lps ccpc &c.&c. shd b. Prgd. See Gullivers Speech to the Honble. House of Vulgaria in Lilliput.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Originally published in 1726 as 'The Punishment inflicted on Lemuel Gulliver', this state was reissued with a new title in 1757 by Robert Sayer, who owned the plate, for which and further comment see 1858,0417.543. This state, with the publication line removed, was included in Sayer's collection of 1768, alongside the Hudibras series.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Clysters.
On page 163 in volume 2. - 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 21.3 x 33 cm
- Edition
- [State 3].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Illustrations
Satires (Visual works) England 1768
Engravings England London 1768
Etchings England London 1768 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
- Subject (Topic)
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Enema
Ladders
Adoration
Children
Rats
Preachers
Pulpits
Chamber pots - Subjects
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Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 > Illustrations
Enema
Ladders
Adoration
Children
Rats
Preachers
Pulpits
Chamber pots
England > 1768
England > London > 1768
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
- 12823930
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194120
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