[The sleeping congregation] [graphic]Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker[21 April 1762]engThe scene is the interior of a perpendicular Gothic church. The sand in the hourglass has run out, but the preacher continues to lecture, oblivious to the fact that his congregation has fallen asleep. The clerk below the pulpit eyes the bosom of the young woman sleeping in the lower right, fan in one hand and a book open to "... of Matrimony" about to slip from her fingers. An angel supports a banner that reads "et mon droit".Title and state from Paulson."Price one shilling."Ms. pencil note in Steevens hand above print: 3d Impression.On page 81 in volume 1. Sheet trimmed to: 263 x 207 mm.