Hudibras and Sidrophel, plate eight from Hudibras
February 1725/26
Medium
Etching and engraving in black on cream paper edge, mounted on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.2 × 34.6 cm (9 9/16 × 13 5/8 in.); Plate: 27.1 × 35.7 cm (10 11/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Primary support: 27.3 × 35.5 cm (10 3/4 × 14 in.); Secondary support: 36.1 × 47.5 cm (14 1/4 × 18 3/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
184613
About the Artist
William Hogarth · 1697–1764
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and pictorial satirist who became the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Born into poverty in London, the son of a failed schoolmaster who was imprisoned for debt, Hogarth's early experiences with the harsh realities of 18th-century urban life profoundly shaped his artistic vision. After apprenticing with si...