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Hogarth is renowned for his narrative paintings and prints that cleverly satirised and highlighted his era's social and moral issues. Hogarth excelled in creating sequential narrative series, skilfully arranging figures and symbolic elements to convey clear stories.
Among his works is a set of 12 engravings illustrating the adventures of Hudibras, a bumbling adventurer from Samuel Butler's mock-heroic poem. Ridiculing the Puritan party's efforts during the Great Civil War of 1640, Butler's poem exposes the hypocrisy of the Presbyterians, Independents, and Zealots seeking leadership. In the scene depicted here, Hudibras demonstrates his determination by overcoming a menacing fiddle player and placing him in the stocks. Above the stocks, the censured fiddle and its case are displayed as a lasting reminder of the musician's misdeeds.
Among his works is a set of 12 engravings illustrating the adventures of Hudibras, a bumbling adventurer from Samuel Butler's mock-heroic poem. Ridiculing the Puritan party's efforts during the Great Civil War of 1640, Butler's poem exposes the hypocrisy of the Presbyterians, Independents, and Zealots seeking leadership. In the scene depicted here, Hudibras demonstrates his determination by overcoming a menacing fiddle player and placing him in the stocks. Above the stocks, the censured fiddle and its case are displayed as a lasting reminder of the musician's misdeeds.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter
Title
Hudibras Triumphant
Date
1697–1764
Medium
line engraving on paper
Measurements
H 25.5 x W 33.8 cm
Accession number
50/1929/10
Work type
Inscription description
G Cruikshank invt et fecit / Pubd by G Humphrey 27 St James’s St London May 20 1821
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Queen Street, Exeter, Devon EX4 3RX England
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