Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764, BritishAfter William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
Title:
Plate 5, The Idle 'Prentice Turned Away, and Sent to Sea
Date:
1747
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 13 3/4 inches (27 × 34.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered above image: "The IDLE 'PRENTICE turn'd away, and sent to Sea."; lettered below image: "Proverbs CHAP: X Ve: 1. | A Foolish Soon is the heaviness | of his Mother. | Design'd & Engrav'd by Wm. Hogarth | Plate 5. | 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:
B2019.24.55
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
David Bindman, Hogarth, Thames & Hudson, p. 157, no. 119, , NJ18.H67 B56 2021 (YCBA)