Print, satirical print, William Hogarth, between 1760 and 1795

Copy of frontispiece to laurence sterne, 'the life and opinions of tristram shandy, gentleman', vol. 1; corporal trim stands at left, reading a sermon on conscience, seen from behind and illustrating the passage in which his posture is described with 'his knee bent, but that not violently - but so as to fall within the limits of the line of beauty'; at right dr slop, asleep in a chair by the fire; behind, walter shandy and uncle toby sitting and smoking, toby's map of the fortifications at namur above on the wall; after hogarth. Etching and engraving. Date: between 1760 and 1795. Dimensions: Height: 108 mm (trimmed); Width: 60 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Laurence Sterne. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print (BM Cc,2.188)