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Engraving of a cluttered chamber with a hanging crocodile, globes, and a man drawing his sword as two seated men startle.

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

A cluttered stone chamber holds a hanging crocodile, suspended fish, a skeleton, and globes, where two seated men at a table react to a third man drawing his sword. Finely hatched black-and-white engraving shows a figure in a doorway at right and a dog in the lower corner, with scattered books, scrolls, and instruments across the floor.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
[1768]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2819 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1768.
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 sorprende a Sidrophel y Whacum en una cámara de curiosidades

Una cámara de piedra llena de objetos muestra un cocodrilo colgado, peces suspendidos, un esqueleto y globos terráqueos, donde dos hombres sentados a una mesa reaccionan ante un tercero que desenvaina su espada. El grabado en blanco y negro, de trazos finos, muestra a una figura en la puerta a la derecha y un perro en la esquina inferior, con libros, pergaminos e instrumentos esparcidos por el suelo.

Português: Hudibras surpreende Sidrophel e Whacum em uma câmara de curiosidades

Uma câmara de pedra cheia de objetos abriga um crocodilo pendurado, peixes suspensos, um esqueleto e globos, onde dois homens sentados à mesa reagem a um terceiro que saca a espada. A gravura em preto e branco, de hachuras finas, mostra uma figura em uma porta à direita e um cão no canto inferior, com livros, pergaminhos e instrumentos espalhados pelo chão.

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