publish'd according to act of Parliamt., Sep. 30, 1747.
Call Number:
Folio Greenberg 75 H67 753
Collection Title:
Leaf 42. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A 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 state
Alternative Title:
Idle apprentice turned away and sent to sea
Description:
Title 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.", 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 26.3 x 34.4 cm, on sheet 27 x 40.4 cm., and Mounted on leaf 42 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
