The Political Clyster
Print
1726 (first published)
1726 (first published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Etching depicting the naked buttocks of exposed through the side of a curtain whilst an enema is administered by a crowd of Lilliputians. A caption across the bottom of the sheet reads 'See Gullivers Speech to the Hon. House of Vulgaria in Lilliput.'. Signed 'Nahtanoi Tfinis' on the left and 'Dr. O.Gearth sculp.' on the right.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Political Clyster (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Print by William Hogarth entitled 'The Political Clyster'. Britain, first published 1726. |
| Physical description | Etching depicting the naked buttocks of exposed through the side of a curtain whilst an enema is administered by a crowd of Lilliputians. A caption across the bottom of the sheet reads 'See Gullivers Speech to the Hon. House of Vulgaria in Lilliput.'. Signed 'Nahtanoi Tfinis' on the left and 'Dr. O.Gearth sculp.' on the right. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Forster |
| Literary reference | Gulliver’s Travels, original title 'Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World' - 1726, Jonathan Swift |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | F.118:130 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2022 |
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