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The idle 'prentice betray'd by his whore, and taken in a night cellar with his accomplice

William HOGARTH
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
26.2 × 34.8 cm (image and plate) 29.5 × 40.4 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

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Paulson 176 iii/iv; BM Satires 2971

Edition
3rd of 4 states

Printing/Publishing
published by John Boydell, London

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 Parliamt (t in superscript) Sep. 30. 1747.
printed in ink l.c.: Plate 9
printed in ink u.l.-u.r.: 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
1995.358.9

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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