Title

'Hudibras Triumphant', 18th century. Artist: William Hogarth

Caption

'Hudibras Triumphant', 18th century. The squire Ralph attaches the fiddle to the top of the stocks. Hubidras watches from his horse, with the one legged fiddler tied to him by a length of rope. The scene is watched by a boy with a hoop, and a woman who appears to be comforted by a man next to her. Plate X from the story Hudibras, written by Samuel Butler. Hudibras is a colonel in the Cromwellian army. The story shows him getting involved in various misadventures, where he shows himself to be stupid, greedy and dishonest.
Museum of London

Date

1700

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Museum

Reference

HRM19A84_297

Model release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

50.0Mo (4.5Mo) / 41.4cm x 30.2cm / 4889 x 3572 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male boy boys sport man men horse music arts musician guy captive captivity century musical instrument stocks violin violinist hoop literature gymnastics lady concept punishment B&W comforting MONOCHROME stringed instrument fiddle black & white black and white B W fiddler 18th century Eighteenth Century Museum of London Hudibras wooden leg engraving William Hogarth Samuel W Hogarth Butler Samuel Butler Hogarth William Samuel Butler engraving