The industrious 'prentice performing the duty of a Christian
Hogarth, William (1697-1764)
Item type:printDate of creation:1747Height:26.6 cm (10 1/2 in.)Width:34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.)Sheet dimensions: Height: 31.1 cm; Width 47.8 cmTechnique / Medium:etching and engravingPlace of creation:London (England)Additional titles
Industry and idleness (plate 2)
Item location
- British Museum
Prints & Drawings[Museum inv. no.: 1848,1125.211]
Description
A group of approximately 50 people are singing; organ pipes visible in the background.
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Organ [2266]
Image URLs
image link 1Wikimedia Commons image
image link 2image link 3Notes
Inscription in lower center "frame" of engraving: Psalm CXIX, Ver: 97. O how I love thy law, it is my meditation all the day.
RIdIM record id
818