The Committee, William Hogarth, 1726

Plate 10: a panelled room with a dozen members of parliament, among them hudibras, seated at a table on which lies a copy of the league and covenant; a messenger rushes in through a door to right. 1726 etching and engraving. Date: 1726. Dimensions: Height: 270 mm; Width: 352 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Samuel Butler. Collection: British Museum. The Committee (BM 1847,0508.16)