The Idle 'Prentice turned away, and sent to Sea., 1747

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: 316 mm (sheet); Height: 263 mm; Width: 480 mm (sheet); Width: 348 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.