William Hogarth (1697-1764)
The Punishment Inflicted on Lemuel Gulliver. published Dec 1726
21.1 x 31.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811433
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1st state. Gulliver is punished for saving palace of Lilliput by urinating. A clyster inserted into his rear, half covered by curtain. A minister carried in a thimble, supervising the Lilliputian people. Stamp lr of Lugt 2774 (E.Astley).
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Previously in the collection of Sir Edward Astley (1729-1802; Lugt 2775). Purchased by Queen Victoria at the Standly Sale, 1845 (lot 1201)
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21.1 x 31.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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