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Samuel Butler

(1612-1680), Author of 'Hudibras'

Early Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 26 portraits
Butler was a writer whose poem, Hudibras, published in three parts (1662, 1663 and 1678), was an immediate success. Based on his experiences in the households of the Puritan gentry, it is an envenomed satirical attack on Puritanism, written in cantering octosyllabics, full of puns and outrageous rhymes. Charles II enjoyed it, and for a century it was a bestseller.

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Samuel Butler, by Edward Lutterell (Luttrell) - NPG 248

Samuel Butler

by Edward Lutterell (Luttrell)
gouache and pastel on panel, circa 1680
NPG 248

Samuel Butler, after Gilbert Soest - NPG D30124

Samuel Butler

after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, late 17th century
NPG D30124

Samuel Butler, after Gilbert Soest - NPG D30127

Samuel Butler

after Gilbert Soest
line engraving, late 17th-early 18th century
NPG D30127

Samuel Butler, published by Edward Cooper, after  Gilbert Soest - NPG D20049

Samuel Butler

published by Edward Cooper, after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, circa 1680
NPG D20049

Samuel Butler, by George Vertue, after  Gilbert Soest - NPG D32493

Samuel Butler

by George Vertue, after Gilbert Soest
engraving, circa 1700-1725
NPG D32493

Samuel Butler, by George Vertue, after  Gilbert Soest - NPG D32494

Samuel Butler

by George Vertue, after Gilbert Soest
engraving, circa 1700-1725
NPG D32494

Samuel Butler, by George Vertue, after  Gilbert Soest - NPG D30135

Samuel Butler

by George Vertue, after Gilbert Soest
line engraving, circa 1700-1725
NPG D30135

Samuel Butler, after Unknown artist - NPG D30128

Samuel Butler

after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D30128

Samuel Butler, after Sir Peter Lely - NPG D30130

Samuel Butler

after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D30130

Samuel Butler, by George Vertue, after  Gilbert Soest - NPG D19940

Samuel Butler

by George Vertue, after Gilbert Soest
engraving, engraved 1730
NPG D19940

Samuel Butler, by Michael Vandergucht, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D30131

Samuel Butler

by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, published 1739
NPG D30131

Samuel Butler, by Michael Vandergucht, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D14554

Samuel Butler

by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, published 1739
NPG D14554

Samuel Butler, by James Nixon, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D30125

Samuel Butler

by James Nixon, after Sir Peter Lely
etching, published 1750
NPG D30125

Samuel Butler, by John Nixon, after  Sir Peter Lely - NPG D19909

Samuel Butler

by John Nixon, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, published 1750 (1749)
NPG D19909

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