Hudibras Beats Sidrophel and His Man Wacum (Plate 8: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras) 1725 - 1730

"Hudibras Beats Sidrophel and His Man Whacum" (Plate 8: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras), is an etching and engraving by William Hogarth. This plate from the series illustrates an episode in Samuel Butler's satirical poem *Hudibras*, a comedic epic. The scene depicts the protagonists Hudibras and Ralpho confronting the astrologer Sidrophel and his assistant, Whacum. The humor and satire of the work are conveyed through exaggerated figures and Hogarth’s signature detailed and realistic style. The plate is part of a series of eight, which were engraved by Hogarth between 1725 and 1730.