'The idle 'prentice at play in the church yard ...', plate III of Industry and Idleness 1747. Artist: William Hogarth

'The idle 'prentice at play in the church yard ...', plate III of Industry and Idleness 1747. Artist: William Hogarth

1-237-236 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'The idle 'prentice at play in the church yard during divine service', plate III of Industry and Idleness, 1747; The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets and a shoeblack on a tombstone. The parish beadle prepares to strike him with his cane.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. William Hogarth, attributed to: British; English: Artist, painter, engraver
After
  1. William Hogarth: British; English: Artist, painter, engraver

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Trade & Industry Occupations

Trade & Industry Manufacturing & Heavy Industry

Artistic Representations Satires

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4737x3688
File Size : 51,182kb


Aliases

  1. 25129
  1. 0220000148
  1. 1-237-236
  1. 1237236
  1. 148
  1. 25129
  1. A3

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