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Hogarth: Industry and Idleness

  1. 10

    The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him & Impeached by his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, plate 10

    William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(47)

    The Met · CC0
    “The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him & Impeached by his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, plate 10”
    William Hogarth, September 30, 1747
    The Met 32.35(47) · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  2. 11

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

    William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(48)

    The Met · CC0
    “The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn: Industry and Idleness, plate 11”
    William Hogarth, September 30, 1747
    The Met 32.35(48) · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
  3. 12

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

    William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(49)

    The Met · CC0
    “The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London: Industry and Idleness, plate 12”
    William Hogarth, September 30, 1747
    The Met 32.35(49) · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.

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The twelve designs of William Hogarth’s Industry and Idleness, published in 1747.

Complete twelve-plate series in published plate order, represented by the Met 32.35 impressions. Alternate impressions and unengraved sketches are excluded; sequence is not a ranking.

Source: https://emuseum.colonialwilliamsburg.org/objects/63876/industry-and-idleness--the-fellow-prentices-at-their-looms

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

  1. The Fellow 'Prentices at their Looms: Industry and Idleness, plate 1 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(36)
  2. The Industrious 'Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian: Industry and Idleness, plate 2 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(37)
  3. The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Churchyard: Industry and Idleness, plate 3 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(39)
  4. The Industrious 'Prentice a Favorite, and Entrusted by his Master: Industry and Idleness, plate 4 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(40)
  5. The Idle 'Prentice Turned Away and Sent to Sea: Industry and Idleness, plate 5 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(41)
  6. The Industrious 'Prentice Out of his Time and Married to his Master's Daughter: Industry and Idleness, plate 6 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(42)
  7. The Idle 'Prentice Returned from Sea and in a Garret with a Common Prostitute: Industry and Idleness, plate 7 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(44)
  8. The Industrious 'Prentice Grown Rich and Sheriff of London: Industry and Idleness, plate 8 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(45)
  9. The Idle 'Prentice Betrayed by his Whore and Taken into a Night Cellar with his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, plate 9 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(46)
  10. The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him & Impeached by his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, plate 10 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(47)
  11. The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn: Industry and Idleness, plate 11 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(48)
  12. The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London: Industry and Idleness, plate 12 — William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(49)
Museum image credits
  1. The Fellow 'Prentices at their Looms: Industry and Idleness, plate 1: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(36) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  2. The Industrious 'Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian: Industry and Idleness, plate 2: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(37) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  3. The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Churchyard: Industry and Idleness, plate 3: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(39) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  4. The Industrious 'Prentice a Favorite, and Entrusted by his Master: Industry and Idleness, plate 4: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(40) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  5. The Idle 'Prentice Turned Away and Sent to Sea: Industry and Idleness, plate 5: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(41) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  6. The Industrious 'Prentice Out of his Time and Married to his Master's Daughter: Industry and Idleness, plate 6: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(42) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  7. The Idle 'Prentice Returned from Sea and in a Garret with a Common Prostitute: Industry and Idleness, plate 7: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(44) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  8. The Industrious 'Prentice Grown Rich and Sheriff of London: Industry and Idleness, plate 8: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(45) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  9. The Idle 'Prentice Betrayed by his Whore and Taken into a Night Cellar with his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, plate 9: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(46) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  10. The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him & Impeached by his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, plate 10: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(47) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  11. The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn: Industry and Idleness, plate 11: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(48) · CC0 · cropped to fit
  12. The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London: Industry and Idleness, plate 12: William Hogarth · September 30, 1747 · The Met 32.35(49) · CC0 · cropped to fit

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