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Sepia engraving of a cluttered room with a stuffed crocodile overhead, a skeleton at right, and a seated man in a plumed hat gripping his sword.

In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Aquatint by C. Rosenberg, 1799, after William Hogarth.

A sepia aquatint of a cluttered study with a stuffed crocodile and hanging animals overhead, a skeleton at right, and a globe on a draped table. A seated man in a plumed hat grips his sword while two startled companions recoil beside him, after William Hogarth.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
May 1 1799
Medium
Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3366 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Hudibras golpea a Sidrophel y a su criado Whacum, aguatinta de 1799

Una aguatinta en tono sepia de un estudio abarrotado, con un cocodrilo disecado y animales colgados en lo alto, un esqueleto a la derecha y un globo sobre una mesa cubierta con tela. Un hombre sentado, con sombrero adornado con plumas, empuña su espada mientras dos acompañantes sobresaltados retroceden a su lado, según William Hogarth.

Português: Hudibras bate em Sidrophel e em seu criado Whacum, aquatinta de 1799

Uma aquatinta em tom sépia de um gabinete abarrotado, com um crocodilo empalhado e animais pendurados no alto, um esqueleto à direita e um globo sobre uma mesa coberta por tecido. Um homem sentado, de chapéu com penas, empunha a espada enquanto dois companheiros assustados recuam ao seu lado, segundo William Hogarth.

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