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The Industrious 'Prentice grown rich & Sheriff of London, Plate 8: 22.K.3-47

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Industrious 'Prentice grown rich & Sheriff of London, Plate 8
Industry and Idleness

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hogarth, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

1740s
Production date: AD 1747

Note

State II/II

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.K.3-47
Primary reference Number: 129986
Paulson: 175
Stephens/George: 2963
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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