Hudibras in the Stocks Museum of the Home 'Les divertissements de la lotterie'

'Les divertissements de la lotterie'

in the pose of orator

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View of the yard at King's Bench Prison

Lambeth Palace on the south bank can be seen due to the meander of the River Thames

Hudibras in the Stocks Museum of the Home 'Les divertissements de la lotterie''Hudibras in the Stocks', 1850. A scene taken from the three part mock heroic satire Sir Hudibras by Samuel Butler. Sir Hudibras, a Presbyterian knight, is the main character which also features the sectarian Squire Ralpho. In the manner of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, they set out on a journey by horseback and suffer several bizarre adventures on the way.