Six vignette images, arranged in two rows of three, that tell the story of the "industrious '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 ...
Description:
Title from text above images.
Publisher:
Pubd. by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Subject (Topic):
Apprentices, Parables, Churches, City council members, and Carriages & coaches
"Seven Aldermen, with ass's ears, sit in conference (a meeting of the Court of Aldermen) in Guildhall wearing their furred gowns. The table is covered with a cloth on which are the City Arms and motto, 'Domine Direge [sic] Nos', but a turtle replaces ...
Alternative Title:
Seven wise men of the East, prophesying before Gog and Magog of a row in the city, November 29th, 1820
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published December 1820 by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., Bridges, George, approximately 1762-1840, Curtis, William, Sir, 1752-1829, Flower, Charles, Sir, 1763-1834, Scholey, George, -1839, Birch, Samuel, 1757-1841, Magnay, William, 1767-1826, Heygate, William, Sir, 1782-1844, and Guildhall (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Interiors, Tables, Robes, Coats of arms, Sculpture, Arms & armament, City council members, and Hand lenses
