Plate 5: the river thames, probably limehouse reach, with 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 as well as the oarsman; in the distance, a line of mills on the shore (millwall) and a gallows. 1747
etching and engraving. Date: 1747. Dimensions: Height: 264 mm; Width: 348 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Idle 'Prentice turned away, and sent to Sea. (BM 1896,0710.13 1)
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