This print opens hogarth's twelve-print series, industry and idleness. The set narrates the contrasting paths of hardworking and lazy apprentices, shaping their destinies in later life. Scriptural passages, mainly from proverbs, accompany each scene. In this plate the industrious apprentice works while the idle apprentice faces the disapproval of his angered master. Hogarth was aware of the role and impact that printmaking could play as an artistic medium. Therefore, he aimed to reach a broader audience by printing affordable copies on inexpensive paper available in all of london's print shops. By doing that, he appealed to a much broader market and helped prints to become respectable works of art in their own right. Date: 1747. Dimensions: 264 x 342 mm. Medium: engraving on paper. Collection: Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery. The Fellow Prentices Industry and Idleness at their Looms - William Hogarth - 50-1929-12
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