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After William Hogarth British
Publisher Henry Overton and J. Hoole British
Sitter Samuel Butler British
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Title: The Frontispiece and Its Explanation (Plate 1: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)
Artist:
After William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
Publisher:
Henry Overton and J. Hoole (London)
Sitter:
Samuel Butler (British, baptized Strensham, Worcestershire 1613–1680 Covent Garden)
Date: 1725–30 (?)
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (19.7 x 24.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 15/16 in. (20.7 x 27.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.540.50(1)
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