Hudibras and the Skimmington, plate seven from Hudibras
February 1725/26
Medium
Engraving in black on cream paper edge mounted on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.6 × 50 cm (9 11/16 × 19 11/16 in.); Plate: 27 × 51.1 cm (10 11/16 × 20 1/8 in.); Primary support: 27.1 × 51.2 cm (10 11/16 × 20 3/16 in.); Secondary support: 35.2 × 57.8 cm (13 7/8 × 22 13/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
184612
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...