Hudibras (small illustrations), William Hogarth, between 1721 and 1726

Pl. 13; hudibras wooing the widow; outside a house, hudibras, having doffed his hat and with his hand to his heart, tries and fails to impress the widow; peeping through a window behind is ralpho, who has already arrived and told the widow what really took place in the encounter with sidrophel. C. 1721 etching and engraving. Date: between 1721 and 1726. Dimensions: Height: 121 mm (cropped); Width: 71 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Samuel Butler. Collection: British Museum. Hudibras (small illustrations) (BM Cc,1.82)