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C1822
(1820)
Industry and Idleness (Set of 12)
Artist:
William Hogarth (1697 - 1794)
Plate 1: The Fellow ‘Prentices at their Looms. Plate 2: The INDUSTRIOUS ‘PRENTICE performing the Duty of a Christian Plate 3: The Idle ‘Prentice at Play in the Church Yard, during Divine Service Plate 4: The Industrious ‘Prentice a Favourite … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Industry and Idleness (Set of 12)
Date:
C1822
(1820)
Artist:
William Hogarth (1697 - 1794)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
350mm
x 260mm
Paper Size:
460mm
x 310mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1820
Description:
Plate 1: The Fellow ‘Prentices at their Looms.
Plate 2: The INDUSTRIOUS ‘PRENTICE performing the Duty of a Christian
Plate 3: The Idle ‘Prentice at Play in the Church Yard, during Divine Service
Plate 4: The Industrious ‘Prentice a Favourite and entrusted by his Matter
Plate 5: The Idle ‘Prentice turn’d away, and went to Sea
Plate 6: The Industrious ‘Prentice out of his Time, & Married to his Master’s Daughter
Plate 7: The Idle ‘Prentice return’d from Sea & in a Garret with a common Prostitute
Plate 8: The Industrious ‘Prentice grown rich & Sheriff of London
Plate 9: The Idle ‘Prentice betrayed and taken in a Night-Cellar with his Accomplice
Plate 10: The Industrious ‘Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle one brought before him & Impeach’d by his Accomplice.
Plate 11: The Idle ‘Prentice Executed at Tyburn
Plate 12: The Industrious ‘Prentice Lord-Mayor of London
Artist:
William Hogarth (1697-1794)
Hogarth was born in London, the son of an unsuccessful schoolmaster and writer from Westmoreland. After apprenticeship to a goldsmith, he began to produce his own engraved designs from 1710. He later took up oil painting, starting with small portrait groups called conversation pieces. He went on to create a series of paintings satirising contemporary customs, but based on earlier Italian prints, of which the first was ‘The Harlot’s Progress’ (1731), and perhaps the most famous ‘The Rake’s Progress’. His engravings were so plagiarised that he lobbied for the Copyright Act of 1735 as protection for writers and artists.
