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The idle 'prentice betray'd by his whore, and taken in a night cellar with his accomplice
1747
plate 9 from the Industry and idleness series
Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
26.3 × 34.9 cm (image and plate) 27.3 × 36.5 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 176 iii/iv; BM Satires 2971
Edition
3rd of 4 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 . ) Sep30. 1747
printed in ink l.c.: Plate 9
printed in ink u.c.: The IDLE 'PRENTICE betray'd by his Whore, & taken in a Night Cellar with his Accomplice
printed in ink (in cartouche) l.c.: Proverbs CHAP: VI. Ve:26. / The Adultereſs will hunt for / the precious life.
Accession Number
1278.460-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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