Industry and Idleness, Plate 12, The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London

Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British, Industry and Idleness, Plate 12, The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London, 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 12, The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London
Part Of:: Collective Title: Industry and Idleness
Date:: 1747
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 17 3/8 inches (29.5 × 44.1 cm), Plate: 10 5/8 × 15 7/8 inches (27 × 40.3 cm), Image: 8 3/4 × 14 3/4 inches (22.2 × 37.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered above image, upper center: "The INDUSTRIOUS 'PRENTICE Lord-Mayor of London."; inside image, lower right: "A full and | true Account | of ye Ghost | of "Tho: | Idle. | Which -"; below image, lower center: "Proverbs CHAP: III. Ver: 16. | Length of days is in her right hand, and | in her left hand Riches and Honour."; lower left: "Engrav'd & Design'd by Wm. Hogarth."; lower center: "Plate 12."; lower right: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sep. 30. 1747."
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art,Gift of Suzanne and William H. Speaker
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B2019.24.62
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Access:: Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82153
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