Hudibras' First Adventure, plate three from Hudibras
February 1725/26
Medium
Etching and engraving in black on cream paper edge mounted on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.6 × 33.4 cm (9 11/16 × 13 3/16 in.); Plate: 27.3 × 34.5 cm (10 3/4 × 13 5/8 in.); Primary support: 27.6 × 34.8 cm (10 7/8 × 13 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 36 × 45.9 cm (14 3/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
184608
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...