Francis Goodchild shares the hymn book of his master's daughter as they sing the psalm at a service in a large church (St. Martin's-in-the-Fields) filled with pews; to the left, an elderly woman, the pew-opener, sits on a pile of hassocks. The minister stands in the three-decker pulpit; the reader and clerk are at their desks. The chandelier is decorated with a crown; the organ is shown in the background. The right of the frame is decorated with a scourge, manacles, and a hangman's rope; on the left frame, are the mace of the City of London, the alderman's gold chain, and a sword of state
Alternative Title:
Industrious apprentice performing the duty of a Christian
Description:
Title engraved above image., Second plate in the series of twelve: Industry and idleness., "Plate 2. "--Below image., Caption in decoration in lower edge of frame: Psalm CXIX Ver. 97. O! How I love thy law it is my meditation all the day., and Reduced copu of no. 2905 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn Fleet Street
Subject (Name):
St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Church : Westminster, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Chandeliers, Couples, Courtship, Churches, Clergy, Rake's progress, Pews, Pulpits, Religious services, Singing, and Women
