Sujet

'Hudibras in the Stocks', 1850. Artist: Sir John Gilbert

Légende

'Hudibras in the Stocks', 1850. A scene taken from the three-part mock-heroic satire Sir Hudibras by Samuel Butler. Sir Hudibras, a Presbyterian knight, is the main character which also features the sectarian Squire Ralpho. In the manner of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, they set out on a journey by horseback and suffer several bizarre adventures on the way.

Date

1850

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A98_345

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,7Mo (857,6Ko) / 25,5cm x 18,4cm / 3016 x 2170 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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