A Group after Hogarth, William Hogarth, between 1747 and 1857
Copy of figures from plates 3 and 5: tom idle in a rowing boat heading for a ship and life at sea; he is accompanied by his weeping mother and two mocking sailors; and a beadle raises his cane to strike idle; after hogarth. Etching. Date: between 1747 and 1857. Dimensions: Height: 104 mm (trimmed); Width: 173 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. A Group after Hogarth (BM 1857,0613.1093)