Author: Hogarth, William (1697-1764) After. Engraved by Thomas Cook (c. 1744-1818)
Title: Industry and Idleness. Complete Set of 12 Engravings
Description: London: T. Cook and G.G. & J. Robinsons, 1796. 12 Engravings on 12 sheets. 23 x 17 inches/55 x 45 cm. sheet sizes. Copies of Paulson, nos. 168-179. Stained, mainly visible in marigins; Plate 12 torn in half, but without loss. lndustry and Idleness is the title of a series of 12 engravings created by William Hogarth in 1747, intending to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application and the sure disasters attending a lack of both. Plate 1: The Fellow 'Prentices Industry and Idleness at their Looms Plate 2: The Industrious 'Prentice performing the Duty of a Christian Plate 3: The Idle 'Prentice at play in the Church yard during Divine Service Plate 4: the Industrious 'Prentice a favourite, and entrusted by his master Plate 5: The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away, and sent to Sea Plate 6: The Industrious 'Prentice out of his time a7 Married to his Master's Daughter Plate 7: the Idle 'Prentice return'd from Sea and in a garret with a common Prostitute Plate 8: The Industrious 'Prentice grown rich and Sheriff of London Plate 9: The Idle 'Prentice betrayed and taken in a Night-Cellar with his Accomplice Plate 10: The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle one brought before him & Impeach'd by his Accomplice Plate 11: The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn Plate 12: the Industrious 'Prentice Lord-Mayor of London The images were Painted and Engraved in 1747. Plates 1 - 10 are within plate mark sized 265 x 350 mm. Plates 11 and 12 are sized 270 x 405 mm. On paper sized 480 x 630 mm. Painted by William Hogarth (Heath edition, 1820-22)The plates were bought by the publisher Baldwin, Cradock and Joy at the Boydell sale in 1818 "The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All 'Hogarth' prints appearing after this date are merely copies with either a recut plate or the 'engravers version'. .
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Title: Industry and Idleness. Complete Set of 12 Engravings
Description: London: T. Cook and G.G. & J. Robinsons, 1796. 12 Engravings on 12 sheets. 23 x 17 inches/55 x 45 cm. sheet sizes. Copies of Paulson, nos. 168-179. Stained, mainly visible in marigins; Plate 12 torn in half, but without loss. lndustry and Idleness is the title of a series of 12 engravings created by William Hogarth in 1747, intending to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application and the sure disasters attending a lack of both. Plate 1: The Fellow 'Prentices Industry and Idleness at their Looms Plate 2: The Industrious 'Prentice performing the Duty of a Christian Plate 3: The Idle 'Prentice at play in the Church yard during Divine Service Plate 4: the Industrious 'Prentice a favourite, and entrusted by his master Plate 5: The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away, and sent to Sea Plate 6: The Industrious 'Prentice out of his time a7 Married to his Master's Daughter Plate 7: the Idle 'Prentice return'd from Sea and in a garret with a common Prostitute Plate 8: The Industrious 'Prentice grown rich and Sheriff of London Plate 9: The Idle 'Prentice betrayed and taken in a Night-Cellar with his Accomplice Plate 10: The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle one brought before him & Impeach'd by his Accomplice Plate 11: The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn Plate 12: the Industrious 'Prentice Lord-Mayor of London The images were Painted and Engraved in 1747. Plates 1 - 10 are within plate mark sized 265 x 350 mm. Plates 11 and 12 are sized 270 x 405 mm. On paper sized 480 x 630 mm. Painted by William Hogarth (Heath edition, 1820-22)The plates were bought by the publisher Baldwin, Cradock and Joy at the Boydell sale in 1818 "The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All 'Hogarth' prints appearing after this date are merely copies with either a recut plate or the 'engravers version'. .
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Price: US$ 600.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 51-2801
- Book number: 51-2801
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