The Political Clyster, William Hogarth, 1726

An exterior scene set among ruins; to left the naked buttocks of gulliver to whom an enema is being administered by a crowd of lilliputians; to right their prime minister, carried in a thimble, supervises operations while beyond a rat carries off a child. 1726, this state 1757 etching and engraving. Date: 1726. Dimensions: Height: 208 mm; Width: 319 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Jonathan Swift. Collection: British Museum. The Political Clyster (BM 1858,0417.543)

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Author: Print made by: William Hogarth Published by: Robert SayerSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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