“Hudibras” 10, ‘Hudibras Triumphant’ engraved by English artist William Hogarth 1697-1764
The illustrations for Samuel Butler's epic poem 'Hudibras' are William Hogarth's first published set of original engravings. In this scene Hudibras proves his mettle by vanquishing a threatening fiddle player and confining him to the stocks (and later a dungeon), wooden leg and all! The offending fiddle and instrument case hang above the stocks as a reminder of the musician’s transgressionsThis is a 19th Century version engraved by J. Romney from the original picture by Hogarth.
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