The Idle 'Prentice Returned from Sea and in a Garret with a Common Prostitute (Industry and Idleness, plate 7)
William Hogarth British
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Title: The Idle 'Prentice Returned from Sea and in a Garret with a Common Prostitute (Industry and Idleness, plate 7)
Artist:
William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
Date: December 30, 1747
Medium: Etching and engraving; second state of two
Dimensions:
plate: 10 1/4 x 13 7/16 in. (26.1 x 34.1 cm)
sheet: 10 1/2 x 13 11/16 in. (26.7 x 34.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.15
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