Hudibras in Tribulation, plate six from Hudibras
February 1725/26
Medium
Etching and engraving in black on cream paper edge mounted on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 23.9 × 34 cm (9 7/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Plate: 26.8 × 35.2 cm (10 9/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Primary support: 27 × 35.4 cm (10 11/16 × 13 15/16 in.); Secondary support: 37.1 × 47.3 cm (14 5/8 × 18 5/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
184611
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...