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.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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[1768]
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38143i
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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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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

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Wellcome Collection 38143i

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