Idleness [graphic].

Description

Title: Idleness [graphic].
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [not after 1819]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Abstract: 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 the word "Idleness".
Description: Title from text above images.
Imprint statement "Pubd. by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly" written in ink in lower right corner, in a contemporary hand. Terminal date of publication based on publisher's street address; S.W. Fores's shop at No. 50 Piccadilly was renumbered No. 41 in 1820, according to the British Museum online catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left sides.
Description based on an imperfect impression; two areas of text (the imprint statement?) have been erased from bottom of sheet.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Provenance: Brian Maidment; July 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 24.6 x 28.7 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English