'Hudibras The Committee Plate 9' by Hogarth. 1 of a set of 12 from the Cook Edition. Published by Robinson of London.  Plate size 27cm x 35cm (cut close to the plate).  Engraving.  

Hudibras. Taken from the Poem of Hudibras, written by Samuel Butler, 'Hudibras' satirizes the hypocrisy and pomposity of seventeenth century Puritanism and many of the other factions involved in the English Civil War through the adventures in 12 engravings of Knight errant, Sir Hudibras. 

William Hogarth (1697-1764).  Taken from the Poem of Hudibras, written by Samuel Butler, exposing the villany and hypocricy of those times. The work is a satirical polemic upon Roundheads, Puritans, Presbyterians and many of the other factions involved in the English Civil War.