The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle one brought before him & Impeach'd by his Accomplice., William Hogarth, between 1794 and 1812

Copy of plate 10: a court of justice with the elegant alderman goodchild holding his hand to his brow as idle, at the bar, begs for mercy; idle's female companion slips a coin into the hand of the clerk of the court while the one-eyed accomplice swears with his left hand on the bible; to right, idle's mother weeps; after hogarth. Etching and engraving. Date: between 1794 and 1812. Dimensions: Height: 255 mm; Width: 365 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle one brought before him & Impeach'd by his Accomplice. (BM 1978,U.3480.10)