Engraving The Bruiser C Churchill
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England: 1763. Designed and engraved by William Hogarth. Published 1 August 1763. The satirical print depicts the poet and clergyman Charles Churchill 1731–1764 as a bear-like “Russian Hercules,” part of Hogarth’s bitter visual response to attacks by Churchill and the radical politician John Wilkes. Sheet measures Approx. 18 × 21½ in. In Very Good condition. Age toning throughout with scattered foxing and brown spotting, primarily to the lower
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