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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.

Hudibras beats Sidrophel and his man Whacum, 1799 aquatint

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

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