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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1978,U.3480.1
Title
Object:
The Fellow 'Prentices at their Looms
Series:
Industry and Idleness
Description
Copy of Plate 1: Tom Idle sleeps at his loom beneath a ballad of Moll Flanders, having drunk from a large tankard lettered "Spittle Fields"; Francis Goodchild concentrates on his work while light streams through the window on to ballads of "The London Prentice" and "Whitington, Ld Mayor" on the wall above his head; a cat pulls at Idle's shuttle and the master, Mr West, enters bearing a stick; after Hogarth. Etching and engraving
Producer name
After:
William Hogarth
Published by:
Bowles & Carver
Published by:
Laurie & Whittle
School/style
British
Production date
1794-1812
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
255 millimetres
Width:
364 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
1978,U.3480.1-10 are from the same series. Grey wash on the image of the present print, and pencil sketch in the right margin.
Bibliographic references
Paulson 1989 / Hogarth's Graphic Works: third edition
(168)
(copy)
Paulson 1965/70 / Hogarth's graphic works: first complete edition
(168)
(copy)
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
workshop
silk production
Associated names
Associated with:
Sir Richard Whittington
Illustration to:
Daniel Defoe
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Moll Flanders
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Eliza Cruikshank
(L.470)
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
George Cruikshank
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1978,U.3480.1