Hudibras Triumphant, plate four from Hudibras
February 1725/26
Medium
Etching and engraving in black on cream paper edge mounted on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.3 × 33.7 cm (9 5/8 × 13 5/16 in.); Plate: 26.6 × 34.7 cm (10 1/2 × 13 11/16 in.); Primary support: 26.9 × 34.9 cm (10 5/8 × 13 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 36.9 × 45.9 cm (14 9/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
184609
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...