Print study, drawing, William Hogarth, between 1746 and 1747

Preliminary sketch for pl 1 of "industry and idleness" (1747), "the fellow 'prentices at their looms"; interior of the weaver's workroom, to left, goodchild busy at his loom, to right, idle asleep at his, to extreme l, the master raising a cane, in the centre a spinning-wheel and a cat on its hindlegs, in the margin various sketches including the mace, the lord mayor's chain and a halter pen and brown ink with grey wash over black chalk (?) verso: preliminary sketch for pl 7, "the idle 'prentice returned from sea" black chalk, with graphite. Date: between 1746 and 1747. Dimensions: Height: 261 mm; Width: 328 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Print study, drawing (BM 1914,0613.30)