“Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism” engraved by English artist William Hogarth 1697-1764
Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism is a satirical print by the English artist William Hogarth. It ridicules secular and religious credulity, and lampoons the exaggerated religious "enthusiasm" (excessive emotion, not keenness) of the Methodist movement. The print was originally engraved in 1761, with the title Enthusiasm Delineated, but never published. Hogarth reworked the engraving before publishing it on 15 March 1762 as “Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism: A Medley.” The print depicts a preacher speaking to a church congregation from the top of a high pulpit. His text is opened at a page which reads "I speak as a fool", and he is wearing a Harlequin jacket under his clerical gown. He is holding a puppet of a devil with a gridiron in his left hand and a puppet of a witch suckling an incubus in his right is a 19th Century version by Charles Mottram from the original by Hogarth.
Size: 6424px × 7515px
Photo credit: © still light / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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