Engraving by British artist & engraver, William Hogarth 1697–1764: The Sleeping Congregation 1736. The congregation snores through the drone of the sermon of a decrepit minister. A disjointed angel on the wall lurks above the scene, reflecting the pervers

---

Size: 4085px × 5134px
Location:
Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: &, archival, archive, artist, british, christianity, congregation, engraver, engraving, historical, history, hogarth, religion, religious, sleeping, william, worship