Drawing, William Hogarth, between 1746 and 1747

Drawing for an unused subject, connected with "industry and idleness" (1747), "the idle 'prentice stealing from his mother"; scene outside a cook shop, at the door, idle's mother embracing her son who kneels before her and passes behind his back a large tankard lettered 'fowlers cooke shop' to an accomplice, to the right, various meats, a pie and smoking pot displayed at open windows, at entrance to cellar, man in round hat and a wicker cage pen and brown ink and grey wash, over graphite. Date: between 1746 and 1747. Dimensions: Height: 210 mm; Width: 290 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Drawing (BM 1896,0710.29 1)