Drawing, print study, William Hogarth, between 1746 and 1747

Finished drawing for pl 7 of "industry and idleness" (1747), "the idle 'prentice return'd from sea, and in a garret with a common prostitute"; interior in extreme state of decay, prostitute and idle sitting on broken bed, she appraising an earring from a load of booty, he with raised hands, in background, cat falling down chimney. 1747 pen and brown ink and grey and brown wash, over graphite, in part re-drawn in graphite, splashed with green colour verso: powdered with pinkish-grey chalk and indented for transfer; a sketch of a reclining figure (?) in pen and brown ink. Date: between 1746 and 1747. Dimensions: Height: 213 mm; Width: 294 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, print study (BM 1896,0710.16)