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William Hogarth|Henry Overton and J. Hoole|Samuel Butler

The Frontispiece and Its Explanation (Plate 1: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

1725–30 (?)
Etching and engraving
19.7 × 24.2 cm (7.8 × 9.5 in)

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