The bench of the different meaning of the words character, caricatura and outrè in painting and drawing / [graphic]Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmakerpublish'd as the act directs, 4 Sep. 1758.engIn the bottom row four bewigged judges, three of whom are asleep, are seated on the bench in Westminster Hall. In the top row are eight caricatured heads, two representing one of the judges below, the others, two versions of the lame man in Raphael's Sacrifice at Lystra (extreme left) and apostles in Leonardo's Last Supper. The lengthy text explaining the character, caracatura, and outrè etched on a second separate plate below image plateTitle etched below image.State from Paulson.Print made from two plates; image and text on separate plates.Sheet trimmed within plate mark. Only visible plate mark is between image and text.The judges were identified by Nichols (Biographical anecdotes) as William Noel, Sir John Willes, Henry, Earl Bathurst, and Sir Edward Clive. See British Museum online catalogue.On page 1 of volume 3: Steevens III.201.1.1. With annotation in pencil in Steevens's hand below print lower right: See Mr. Nichol's Book, 3d edit, page 403. Another note below lower right corner: 3d state.