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William Hogarth|Samuel Butler|Robert Sayer

Frontispiece and Its Explanation (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 1)

1725–68
Etching and engraving; fourth state of four
26.5 × 35.2 cm (10.4 × 13.9 in)

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