The Bruiser, C. Churchill .. in the character of a Russian Hercules ..', 1763. The poet Charles Churchill is depicted as a bear in a clerical collar, with a mug of beer in one a hand and a club in the other - a slovenly clergyman who drinks and writes brutal satires. A dog sits in front of him, with its front paws resting on a page inscribed; An epistle to Hogarth by C Churchill. Hogarth made the engraving in retaliation for a satirical attack made on him by Churchill in the epistle, itself in retaliation for a previous satirical engraving Hogarth had made of the politician John Wilkes, a friend of Churchill's. Artist: William Hogarth. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Heritage Images / London Metropolitan Archives-City of London |
Bildgröße: | 3599 px × 4854 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |