Paulson 73, iv/IV. Plate 1 from “Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler’s Hudibras”. Inscribed in plate lower left: “W. Hogarth Inven & Sculp”; inscribed in plate lower center: “London Printed for Robt Sayer, Map & Printseller, at No. 53 in Fleet Street”; titled in plate lower center: “Frontispiece and its Explanation”; numbered in plate upper right: “1”. A fine impression in fine condition with sheet measuring 25 x 19 inches.
Sold as a set of 12 for $3500.
