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

Preliminary sketch for pl 6 of "industry and idleness" (1747), "the industrious 'prentice out of his time, and married to his master's daughter"; view looking up fish street hill, with plinth of monument in background, francis goodchild at window paying the master of a band of side-drummers, a servant at the door giving food to a woman with children, on r, woman with wheelbarrow of apples pen and brown ink, over graphite, indented for transfer and to establish the perspective lines verso: dusted with red chalk. Date: between 1746 and 1747. Dimensions: Height: 251 mm; Width: 328 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Drawing, print study (BM 1982,0227.2 2)