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Engraving of a cluttered study with a skeleton, hanging stuffed animals, a globe, and a man drawing a sword toward two startled seated men at a table.

In a chamber containing stuffed animals, a globe and astrological devices Hudibras, about to draw his sword, startles Sidrophel and Whacum. Engraving by T. Cook, ca. 1808, after W. Hogarth.

An engraved scene of a cluttered study with a skeleton, hanging stuffed fish and a crocodile, and a globe at left. Seated figures at a table react as a sword-drawing man in a hat enters at right, while a cat watches below.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
1808
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3082 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1808.
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 enfrenta a Sidrophel y Whacum en un gabinete de astrólogo

Una escena grabada de un estudio abarrotado, con un esqueleto, peces y un cocodrilo disecados colgando, y un globo a la izquierda. Dos hombres sentados junto a una mesa reaccionan cuando un hombre con sombrero desenvaina una espada a la derecha.

Português: Hudibras confronta Sidrophel e Whacum em um gabinete de astrólogo

Uma cena gravada de um estúdio abarrotado, com um esqueleto, peixes e um crocodilo empalhados pendurados, e um globo à esquerda. Dois homens sentados à mesa reagem quando um homem de chapéu saca a espada à direita.

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