A student reads to an audience the epic poems of Sir Richard Blackmore and the sermons of John ("Orator") Henley to find out which is the more soporific; his audience fall asleep with boredom. Etching by C. Grignion after F. Hayman.
Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776. | Date: [between 1750 and 1759?] | Reference: 2497721i