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The Bruiser

By William Hogarth

(created and printed in 1763) Engraving and etching

Height: 37.4 cm (cut); Width: 27.8 cm (cut)

A cartoon created in opposition to poet Charles Churchill after Churchill had attacked Hogarth for a cartoon directed against Churchill's friend, John Wilkes

According to the Art and Architecture Web site:

"Printed, lower margin, recto, THE BRUISER, C. CHURCHILL (once the Rev d!) In the Character of a Russian Hercules, Regaling // himself after having Kill'd the Monster Caricaturea that so sorely Gall'd his Virtuous friend of the Heaven born WILKES! // But he had a Club this Dragon to Drub, O'er he had ne'er don't I warrant ye - Dragon of Wantley // Designed and Engraved by Wm Hogarth Price 1s 6d n Publish'd according to act of Parliament August 1.1763."


Source: Art and Architecture Web site

http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/images/full/6e47f0d5ccb9a8c034aadd4e1464b82cda44cde7.html

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Public license The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law.

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