A clergyman reads the sermon with the aid of a magnifying glass to a sleeping congregation while another clergyman ogles a sleeping woman; satire on tedious sermons and the replacement of spirituality by sleep. Mezzotint after W. Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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A clergyman reads the sermon with the aid of a magnifying glass to a sleeping congregation while another clergyman ogles a sleeping woman; satire on tedious sermons and the replacement of spirituality by sleep. Mezzotint after W. Hogarth. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (69 St Pauls Church Yard) : Bowles & Carver

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1 print : mezzotint, with etching ; image 13.7 x 11.4 cm

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The sleepy congregation. Wm. Hogarth invt. 137. Lettering within the print. See Wellcome Library catalogue no. 39160i

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Wellcome Collection 39161i

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