The Idle Prentice Sent to Sea, Hogarth - Engraving by H. Adlard
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Original steel engraving of the fifth subject of William Hogarth's "Industry and Idleness", "The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away and sent to sea": the idle apprentice, sent aboard against his will, is rowed out to the ships while a sailor points to the gallows on the shore and his mother weeps beside him. Engraved by H. Adlard.
Original steel engraving of the fifth subject of William Hogarth's "Industry and Idleness", "The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away and sent to sea": the idle apprentice, sent aboard against his will, is rowed out to the ships while a sailor points to the gallows on the shore and his mother weeps beside him. Engraved by H. Adlard.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: William Hogarth
Engraver / lithographer: H. Adlard
Date: Mid-19th century
Dimensions: Image 6.1 x 4.5 in (15.5 x 11.5 cm); sheet 11.9 x 8.8 in (30.2 x 22.4 cm)
Condition: Good condition; clean sheet with wide margins, with the slight toning natural to the paper.
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Original steel engraving of the fifth subject of William Hogarth's "Industry and Idleness", "The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away and sent to sea": the idle apprentice, sent aboard against his will, is rowed out to the ships while a sailor points to the gallows on the shore and his mother weeps beside him. Engraved by H. Adlard.