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The idle 'prentice return'd from sea, and in a garret with a common prostitute
1747
plate 7 from the Industry and idleness series, published 1747
Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
26.4 × 34.3 cm (image and plate) 27.8 × 36.2 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Paulson 174 ii/ii; BM Satires 2954
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: Design'd & Engrav'd by W,,m (m in superscript above ,, ) Hogarth.
printed in ink l.r.: Publish'd according to Act of Parliam.t (t in superscript above . ) Sep. 30. 1747
printed in ink l.c.: Plate 7
printed in ink u.c.: The IDLE 'PRENTICE return'd from Sea, & in a Garret with a common Proſtitute.
printed in ink (in cartouche) l.c.: Leviticus CHAP: XXVI. Ve:36. / The Sound of a Shaken Leaf / shall Chace him.
Accession Number
1278.458-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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