The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away, and sent to Sea (Industry and Idleness, V). William Hogarth (1697-1764). 10 x 13 3/8 inches. Scriptural Text on ornate shield beneath main image: Proverbs Chapter 10, verse 1: "A Foolish Son is heaviness of his Mother."
Bibliography
Paulson, Ronald. Hogarth: His Life, Art and Times, 2 vols. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1971.
Paulson, Ronald. Hogarth's Graphic Works. revised edition. 2 vols. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1970.
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