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John Wilkes, Esq., 1763 (engraving)

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John Wilkes, Esq., 1763 (engraving)
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Hogarth, William (1697-1764) / English
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Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
engraving
Date
1763 AD (C18th AD)
Dimensions
80.3x56.4x90.4 cms
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John Wilkes (1725–97) was an English radical, journalist, and politician, first elected as a member of parliament in 1757. In this portrait William Hogarth exacts revenge on Wilkes, who had attacked him in the 'North Briton,' by exaggerating his genuine physical disabilities to suggest malice and portraying Wilkes' favoured liberty cap as a chamber pot.

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Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / Bequest of Mrs. Eleanor Freed Stern / Bridgeman Images
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18th century / satirical drawing / United Kingdom / Europe / Hogarth William (1697-1764) / England / artist / art / man / print / graphic / england / demonic / sinister / british / seated / portrait / liberty / politician / male / caricature / politics / satirical / ugly / sit / freedom / united kingdom / english / satire
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