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.
attributed to Pieter Borsseler
oil on canvas, circa 1665
NPG 5924
by Gilbert Soest
oil on canvas, 1670s
NPG 2468
by Edward Lutterell (Luttrell)
gouache and pastel on panel, circa 1680
NPG 248
after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, late 17th century
NPG D30124
after Gilbert Soest
line engraving, late 17th-early 18th century
NPG D30127
after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, circa 1680
NPG D1153
after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, circa 1680
NPG D1154
after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, circa 1680
NPG D939
after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, circa 1680
NPG D19214
published by Edward Cooper, after Gilbert Soest
mezzotint, circa 1680
NPG D20049
by George Vertue, after Gilbert Soest
engraving, circa 1700-1725
NPG D32493
by George Vertue, after Gilbert Soest
engraving, circa 1700-1725
NPG D32494
by George Vertue, after Gilbert Soest
line engraving, circa 1700-1725
NPG D30135
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D30128
after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D30130
by George Vertue, after Gilbert Soest
engraving, engraved 1730
NPG D19940
by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, published 1739
NPG D30131
by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Peter Lely
line engraving, published 1739
NPG D14554
by James Nixon, after Sir Peter Lely
etching, published 1750
NPG D30125
by John Nixon, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, published 1750 (1749)
NPG D19909
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