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

Finished drawing (?) for pl 4 of "industry and idleness" (1747), "the industrious 'prentice a favourite and entrusted by his master"; interior scene, to left, in a raised alcove, goodchild standing beside a bureau, on the flap of which are laid two clasped gloves, to left, west stands beside him, indicating with his right hand to the workroom of weavers and spinners, in the centre, a cat arching its back and spitting at a mastiff, to right, a porter with rolls of silk pen and black ink, with grey wash, over graphite powdered with grey chalk on the verso, indented for transfer. Date: between 1746 and 1747. Dimensions: Height: 213 mm; Width: 290 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Print study, drawing (BM 1896,0710.10)