The Bench (Hogarth)
1758 William Hogarth print satirizing corrupt and incompetent judges
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The Bench is an engraving by William Hogarth, first issued in 1758 and reworked in an unfinished second state in 1764, satirizing the indifference and incompetence of judges presiding over a courtroom, drawing on sketches Hogarth made while observing real trials.[1]
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- ↑ "William Hogarth."CartoonWiki.Retrieved 2026-10-02.