Hudibras addresses a lawyer who sits in an elaborately decorated pew next to a shelf full of books; two clerks sit beneath. Engraving by William Hogarth.
- William Hogarth
- Date:
- [1768]
- Reference:
- 38143i
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There is a statue of Justice carrying scales. In the foreground are two dogs. The clerks use quill pens - one is alert and eager while the other has nodded off to sleep
Publication/Creation
[London] (No 53 in Fleet Street) : Robt Sayer, [1768]
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 2412 x 34.6 cm.
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Hudibras and the lawyer. W. Hogarth delin et sculp.
There is lettering beneath the print
References note
R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, London 1989, 3rd edition, no. 93
Reference
Wellcome Collection 38143i
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