Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1726-04
Hudibras and the Skimmington
Hudibras and the Skimmington. One of a set of 17 small illustrations by Hogarth for Samuel Butler's poem Hudibras. (He also made a set of 12 large illustrations.) See Paulson no 94 (plate 98). A Skimmington was a procession to make mock of shrewish wives and henpecked husbands -- they were placed on a single horse and accompanied by appropriate effigies. This is a reversed version of 82.580/4.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 82.580/5
- Object name:
- Hudibras and the Skimmington
- Artist/Maker:
- Hogarth, William
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- Production date:
- 1726-04
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 119 mm, W 245 mm (paper), H 248 mm, W 331 mm (paper support)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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