The idle 'prentice turn'd away, and sent to sea [graphic]Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmakerpublish'd according to act of Parliamt., Sep. 30, 1747.engA sea chest stamped "Tho Idle his Chest" set in a row boat on the Thames tells us that it is Tom Idle who is being rowed out to sea by a waterman smoking pipe. Using his fingers to make horns on his head, Tom also makes a face at the sailor who points to a gallows on the shore (Cuckold's Point), while another sailor shows him a rope. Idle's mother sits before him wiping her weeping eyes. In the background on shore are various ships and a line of windmills. In the lower left corner, Tom's Indenture floats on the waves. The left of the frame is decorated with a scourge, manacles and a hangman's rope; on the right frame hang the mace of the City of London, the alderman's gold chain and a sword of stateTitle engraved above image.State and publisher from Paulson."Plate 5"--Below frame.Fifth plate in the series of twelve: "Industry and idleness".Caption in decoration in lower edge of frame: "Proverbs Chap:XXV.Ve:1. A Foolish Son is the heaviness of his Mother."