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William Hogarth
The industrious 'prentice out of his time, and married to his master's daughter 1747
etching and engraving
26.4 × 34.7 cm (image and plate) 29.4 × 41.2 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Emeritus Professor P. W. Musgrave, Member, 1995
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The industrious 'prentice out of his time, and married to his master's daughter
1747
plate 6 from the Industry and Idleness series
Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
26.4 × 34.7 cm (image and plate) 29.4 × 41.2 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Emeritus Professor P. W. Musgrave, Member, 1995
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Paulson 173 iv/v; Burke & Caldwell 208
Edition
4th of 5 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: Design'd and Engrav'd by W..m (m in superscript above .. ) Hogarth.
printed in ink l.r.: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sep..br (br in superscript above .. ) 30. 1747
printed in ink l.c.: Plate 6.
printed in ink u.l.-u.r.: The INDUSTRIUOUS 'PRENTICE out of his Time, & Married to his Maſter's Daughter.
printed in ink (in cartouche) l.c.: Proverbs CH: XII. Ver: 4. / The Virtuous Woman is a / Crown to her Husband.
Accession Number
1995.358.6
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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