In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Aquatint by C. Rosenberg, 1799, after William Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Date:
May 1 1799
Reference:
38145i
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Hudibras
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Publication/Creation

[London] : Pub. for S. Ireland, May 1 1799.

Physical description

1 print : aquatint, with etching.

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Lettering

Hudibras beats Sidrophel and his man Whacum. Hogarth delt. Rosenburg sct.

Creator/production credits

The name of the aquatinter Charles Rosenburg is spelled Rosenburg in the lettering, presumably engraved by S. Ireland

Reference

Wellcome Collection 38145i

Reproduction note

After Hogarth's drawing in the same direction, acquired by the National Gallery of Canada in 1975. It differs in some details from Hogarth's engraving after that drawing but in the opposite direction (Wellcome Library no. 38141i). As in the drawing but not the engraving, there is a broken ewer on the floor (instead of a cat) and Sidrophel sits on a chair made of bones

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in "AI: More than Human" at Barbican Centre, London, 16 May - 26 August 2019 and Forum Groningen, The Netherlands, 6 December 2019 - 16 August 2020

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