Six vignette images, arranged in two rows of three, that tell the story of the "idle 'prentice" from William Hogarth's "Industry and Idleness" series of prints. Three lines of verse are printed above and below each vignette, each stanza ending with th...
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
Novr. 1, 1790.
Call Number:
790.11.01.02
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A lean man wearing a hat sits in profile to the left, holding a large frothing tankard and smoking a long pipe. His expression is one of pleased anticipation. Before him (right) is a round table on which are a tobacco-box and lighted lantern. Behind ...
Envelope illustrated on the left with scenes of drunkenness taken from the William Hogarth print "Gin Lane" (1751) and on the right, a scene of sobriety, a couple at home surrounded by two small children, one of whom is in cradle at their feet with a ...
Alternative Title:
Intoxicating drinks are the bane and curse of society
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Agents Paton & Ritchie, Ednir.; William Tweedle, 337 Strand, London; William Bremner, 11 Market Street, Manchester
"Two men and two women, all tipsy, drink and dance in an ale-house, while beer gushes from a barrel whose spigot has been removed. Through a casement window a woman is seen running off with a joint of mutton on a dish. This John and his drunken wife J...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published Novr. 20, 1805, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
"A young woman stands within a compass inscribed 'Fear God', holding an open book inscribed 'The Pleasures of Imagination Realized'. At her feet is an open chest full of guineas from which hang bank-notes and jewels; it is inscribed 'The Reward of Vir...
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Bowles & Carver, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
"A young woman stands within a compass inscribed 'Fear God', holding an open book inscribed 'The Pleasures of Imagination Realized'. At her feet is an open chest full of guineas from which hang bank-notes and jewels; it is inscribed 'The Reward of Vir...
Alternative Title:
Prudence produceth esteem and Keep within compass and you shall be sure, to avoid many troubles which others endure
Description:
Title from text above and below circular image at center of design.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Bowles & Carver, No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London
"Six men in varying stages of intoxication surround a low, cloth-covered dinner-table (not bare as was customary for dessert), on which are a big punch-bowl, bottle, and glasses. One lies on the floor clasping a bottle and shouting, his chair overturn...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Chez Martinet, Librarie, Rue du Coq St. Honoré
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Intoxication, Eating & drinking, Urination, and Foreign public opinion, French
