Industry and Idleness, Plate 11, The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn

Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British, Industry and Idleness, Plate 11, The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn, 1747

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Creator:: Print made by William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
After William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
Title:: Industry and Idleness, Plate 11, The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn
Part Of:: Collective Title: Industry and Idleness
Date:: 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 × 17 1/2 inches (28.9 × 44.5 cm), Plate: 10 3/4 × 15 7/8 inches (27.3 × 40.3 cm), Image: 8 5/8 × 14 3/4 inches (21.9 × 37.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered above image, upper center: "The IDLE 'PRENTICE Executed at Tyburn."; inside image, center left: "Wes- -leys."; lower center: "The | last dying | Speech & | Confession | of | The Idle."; below image, lower center: "Proverbs CHAP: I. Vers:s 27, 28. | When fear cometh as desolation, and their | destruction cometh as a Whirlwind; when | distress cometh upon them. Then they shall | call upon God, but he will not answer."; lower left: "Design'd & Engrav'd by Wm. Hogarth"; lower center: "Plate 11"; lower right: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliamt. Sep. 30. 1747"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art,Gift of Suzanne and William H. Speaker
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2019.24.61
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Access:: Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82152
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