Sujet
'Hudibras encounters the Skimmington', 18th century. Artist: William Hogarth
Légende
'Hudibras encounters the Skimmington', 18th century. Hudibras attempting to talk to the riotous crowd. They are blowing horns and beating drums and pots. Two men carry a shirt and a skirt above the crowd on sticks. On the left a man and woman watch from the window of a tailors. The woman gestures behind the man's head the symbol of a cuckold. In the left corner a man is swinging a cat. A skimmington is a rowdy procession that was intended to ridicule a husband or wife whose spouse was being unfaithful. Plate XII 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
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London
Notre référence
HRM19A84_294
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (4,4Mo) / 47,9cm x 26,1cm / 5663 x 3085 (300dpi)