Hudibras in tribulation Part 2 Canto 1, l. 87. [graphic]

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Title: Hudibras in tribulation Part 2 Canto 1, l. 87. [graphic]
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Published / Created: [between 1768 and 1794]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Robert Sayer
Abstract: "Hudibras and Ralpho are in the stocks, the knight's boots, sword and pistols taking the place of the fiddle; a sympathetic widow, accompanied by her maid, addresses Hudibras while villagers gather round to mock, and a small boy urinates on Ralpho's foot"--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved above image.
From a series of twelve prints after Hogarth and issued by Robert Sayer. Publisher name from first print in series.
Date of publication based on publisher's name and address in imprint statement on the first plate in this series. Robert Sayer moved to 53 Fleet Street in 1760, and from 1777 onward he formed partnerships that caused him to trade under different names (Sayer & Bennett, Sayer & Co., etc.); see British Museum online catalogue. He acquired the Hogarth plates from Overton and re-issued them and copies in 1768. See Paulson.
Numbered "6" in upper left corner.
Lettered below image in three columns: "She vow'd she would go see the sight And visit the distressed knight; ... Do's not so well become a Soldiers."
See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 87.
From a set of twelve prints, all with two sewing holes along left edge.
Provenance: Grosvenor Prints with the eleven other prints in this series; January 2021.
Extent: 1 print : 19.5 x 25 cm, on sheet 22.7 x 35 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English