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The Idle Prentice Executed at Tyburn (William Hogarth's Industry and Idleness: Plate 11) |
In the final two scenes William Hogarth increases the length of his plates to deliver large views of crowds. Here the Idle Apprentice nears his execution. In the cart with him is his coffin and a Methodist preacher. In desperation he reads the Bible. Perhaps he has been converted at the last minute. In the background a pigeon is released to signal the approach of the prisoner. The hangman is relaxing on the gallows, smoking his pipe. Several carts are lined up to the right. The central wagon contains some prostitutes, enjoying the festivities and drinking. In this eleventh plate, William Hogarth illustrates the consequences of the idle prentice's ruinous path which have now come to an end. This original engraving entitled The Idle Prentice Executed at Tyburn was both designed and engraved by William Hogarth and published by William Heath in 1822. Plate 11; Paulson #178, Third and Final State. |
Title: | The Idle Prentice Executed at Tyburn: Industry and Idleness Plate 11 (Complete Set of Twelve Engravings) |
Artist: | Hogarth, William (London, 1697 - 1764) |
Date: | 1747 (Heath Edition 1822) |
Medium: | Original Etching & Line Engraving |
Publisher: | William Heath, London |
Note: | William Hogarth: The name of William Hogarth requires little in the way of an introduction. He is the unquestioned father of England's rich tradition of satire and remains one of the most original and lively minds in the entire history of British art. Famous for his paintings, Hogarth's engravings are even more paramount: the imagery from The Harlot's Progress, Marriage a la Mode, The Four Stages of Cruelty, Four Prints of an Election, The Four Times of the Day, Industry and Idleness and a host of others are crucial to an understanding of eighteenth century art and culture. Yet Hogarth's art stretched beyond his time and his masterful engravings are as relevant to our society as they were to his. |
Training first as an engraver, William Hogarth became an independent illustrator as early as 1720. In his spare time he studied painting techniques, notably under Sir James Thornhill. By 1730 he established himself as a portrait painter. Yet at the same time William Hogarth began creating sets of anecdotal pictures which brilliantly satirized society and its activities. The first such set, A Harlot's Progress (1732), gained for Hogarth a strong and lasting national reputation. During the following decades he both painted and engraved individual works and sets of images which forged the cornerstone for English satirical art. Such great masters as Rowlandson, Gillray, Heath and Cruikshank followed in William Hogarth's footsteps. | |
Plate 11; Paulson #178, Third and Final State. | |
William Hogarth increases the length of his plates to deliver large views of crowds in the final two scenes. In Industry and Idleness, Plate 11, the Idle Apprentice nears his execution. In the cart with him is his coffin and a Methodist preacher. In desperation he reads the Bible. Perhaps he has been converted at the last minute. In the background a pigeon is released to signal the approach of the prisoner. The hangman is relaxing on the gallows, smoking his pipe. Several carts are lined up to the right. The central wagon contains some prostitutes, enjoying the festivities and drinking. In the next cart Idle's mother is again seen weeping. In the foreground are cast of spectators, merchants and hustlers, centered by a woman with her child peddling "The last dying Speech & Confession of Tho. Idle" . Two hanging skeletons provide a frame for the image. Special attention should be paid to the figure of the biscuit seller to the right. Behind him and in the shade a boy picks his pocket. Even at a public execution crime continues on. In its primary theme Industry and Idleness, is William Hogarth's most direct moral statement in series form. Its primary purpose is to illustrate the benefits of sincere and honest work and the ruinous path awaiting those who follow the opposite course. To this end Hogarth portrays the progress of two apprentices, Francis Goodchild and Thomas Idle. Their chosen paths and the consequences are chronicled in the twelve plates. |
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Raisonne: | Ronald Paulson, Hogarth's Graphic Works, London, Yale University Press, 1965. Plate 11; Paulson #178, Third and Final State. |
Source: | Heath Edition, London (Industry and Idleness, Set of Twelve) |
Size: | 10 3/4 X 16 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
Matted with 100% Archival Materials | |
Price: | Sold (Complete set of twelve Engravings) |
Condition: | Printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as published by William Heath in 1822. One should take note that Heath was the last printer to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All 'Hogarth' prints appearing after this date are merely copies of these original graphic works of art. |
These original impressions from the complete set of Industry and Idleness contain very faint foxing in the outer margins. There is no foxing within the actual image. Water staining is also apparent in the outer margins, but well away from the actual engravings. Else, These large and important Hogarth engravings are in good condition throughout. | |
Price: | Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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An Original Etchings & Engravings by the British artist, William Hogarth
View the Complete Set of Twelve Original Engravings for Industry and Idleness by William Hogarth
# 15.- Industry and Idleness by William Hogarth: (Complete Set of Twelve Engravings) | ||||||
# | Image | Title & Artist | Medium | Date | Info | - |
01-02. | Industry and Idleness, Plate 1: The Fellow Prentices at their Looms & Plate 2: The Industrious Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian by William Hogarth | Two Original Etchings & Engravings | 1747 (Heath Edition 1822) | Plate 1; Paulson #168, Second and Final State. & Plate 2; Paulson #169, Second and Final State. | Sold | |
03-04. | Industry and Idleness, 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 by William Hogarth | Two Original Etchings & Engravings | 1747 (Heath Edition 1822) | Plate 3; Paulson #170, Second and Final State & Plate 4; Paulson #171, Second and Final State. | Sold | |
05-06 | Industry and Idleness, Plate 5: The Idle Prentice Turn'd Away, and Sent to Sea & Plate 6: The Industrious Prentice out of Time, and Married to his Master's Daughter by William Hogarth | Two Original Etchings & Engravings | 1747 (Heath Edition 1822) | Plate 5; Paulson #172, Third and Final State & Plate 6; Paulson #173, Fourth and Final State. | Sold | |
07-08. | Industry and Idleness, Plate 7: The Idle Prentice Returned from the Sea, and in a Garret & Plate 8: The Industrious Prentice grown Rich, And Sheriff of London by William Hogarth | Two Original Etchings & Engravings | 1747 (Heath Edition 1822) | Plate 7; Paulson #174, Second and Final State & Plate 8; Paulson #175, Second and Final State. | Sold | |
09-10. | Industry and Idleness, Plate 9: The Idle Prentice Betray'd and Taken in a Night Cellar with his Accomplice & Plate 10: The Industrious Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought before him & Impeached by William Hogarth | Two Original Etchings & Engravings | 1747 (Heath Edition 1822) | Plate 9; Paulson #176, Fourth and Final State. & Plate 10; Paulson #177, Second and final State. | Sold | |
11.- | Industry and Idleness, Plate 11: The Idle Prentice Executed at Tyburn | An Original Etching & Engraving | 1747 (Heath Edition 1822) | Plate 11; Paulson, Catalogue #178, Third and Final State. | Sold | |
12.- | Industry and Idleness, Plate 12: The Industrious Apprentice Lord Mayor of London by William Hogarth | An Original Engraving & Etching | 1747(Heath Edition 1822) | Plate 12; Paulson #179, Third and Final State. | Sold |
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# | Title & Artist | Medium | Date | - |
01.- | An Election Entertainment by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Four Original Engravings | 1755 - 1758 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
02.- | Analysis of Beauty by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Two Original Engravings (Plate I & II) | 1753 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
03.- | A Midnight Modern Conversation by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1732 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
04.- | A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Eight Original Engravings | 1735 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
05.- | A Chorus of Singers by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1732 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
06.- | Battle of the Pictures by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1743 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
07.- | Boys Peeping at Nature by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1730 (Heath Ed) | Available |
08.- | Characters & Caricaturas by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1743 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
09.- | Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1762 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
10.- | Four Times of The Day by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Four Original Engravings | 1738 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
11.- | Four Stages of Cruelty by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Four Original Engravings | 1750-1751 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
12.- | Frontispiece to Taylor's Perspective by William Woollett & William Hogarth | Original Line Engraving | 1761 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
13.- | Gin Lane by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1750-1751 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
14.- | Illustrations for Samuel Butler's 'Hudibras' by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Twelve Original Engravings | 1725 (Heath Ed) | Available |
15.- | Industry and Idleness by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Twelve Original Engravings | 1747 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
16.- | John Wilkes Esquire by William Hogarth | Original Etching | 1763 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
17.- | Marriage a la Mode by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Six Original Engravings | 1745 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
18.- | Martin Folkes Esqr. by William Hogarth | Original Etching & Engraving | 1742 (Heath Ed) | Available |
19.- | Moses Brought to Pharaoh's Daughter by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1752 (Heath Ed) | Available |
20.- | Pit Ticket: The Cockpit by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1759 (Heath Ed) | Available |
21.- | Satire on False Perspective by Luke Sullivan & William Hogarth | Original Etching & Engraving | 1754 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
22.- | Scholars at a Lecture by William Hogarth | Original Line Engraving & Etching | 1736 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
23.- | Shrimps! by Francesco Bartolozzi & William Hogarth | Original Stipple Engraving | 1782 | Sold |
24.- | Simon Lord Lovat by William Hogarth | Original Etching | 1746 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
25.- | Southwark Fair by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1733 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
26.- | Taste in High Life by Samuel Phillips & William Hogarth | Original Stipple Engraving | 1808 (John Boydell Ed.) | Sold |
27.- | The Company of Undertakers by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1736 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
28.- | The Distrest Poet by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1736 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
29.- | The Five Orders of Perriwigs by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1761 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
30.- | The Invasion: France, Plate I by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Two Original Engravings (England & France) | 1756 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
31.- | The Invasion: England, Plate II by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Two Original Engravings (England & France) | 1756 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
32.- | The Laughing Audience by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1733 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
33.- | The Politician by John Keyse Sherwin & William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1775 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
34.- | The Sleepy Congregation by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1736 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
35.- | The Times by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Two Original Engravings (Plate I & II) | 1762 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
36.- | Time Smoking a Picture by William Hogarth | Original Engraving | 1761 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
37.- | William Hogarth Painting of the Comic Muse by William Hogarth | Original Engraving | 1764 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
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