The Industrious 'Prentice performing the Dutyof a Christian

1747

William Hogarth

Associated Names
William Hogarth

Artist, English, 1697 - 1764

The image depicts the upper half of several individuals in a church-like setting. A young apprentice and a woman are in focus in the foreground. The young man stands in a wooden pew with a book in his hands. His facial features are detailed with a concentrated expression, shoulder-length curly hair, and formal 18th-century attire. The woman wears a bonnet and a patterned dress, holding a book. The background includes a church interior with high vaulted ceilings, arches, and a large organ, with people seated or listening to a service.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.7 × 35 cm (10 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.5.45

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Paulson 1965, no. 169

  • Series Title

    Industry and Idleness: pl.2

Associated Artworks

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The image depicts an engraving of a seated man facing slightly to the right with his body turned slightly to the left. The man has prominent facial features, including large eyes, a prominent nose, and a closed mouth. He wears a fur hat, a dark coat, and a buttoned shirt with a white collar. A pug dog sits beside him, facing the viewer. Objects like books, an artist's palette, brushes, and a cloth are scattered around them. In the background is a draped curtain, and at the bottom is the inscription "Gulielmus Hogarth."

Gulielmus Hogarth

William Hogarth

1748

Collected Works of William Hogarth

William Hogarth

1697

This is a drawing of character profiles and caricatures. The drawing consists of profiles of faces depicted in a stylized manner on one side, and as exaggerated caricatures on the other side. Varying facial expressions and features are shown, with a row dividing the characters and caricatures to illustrate the difference through levels of exaggeration.

Characters and Caricaturas

William Hogarth

1743

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1965

  • Paulson, Ronald. Hogarth's Graphic Works. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965. Rev. ed., 1970.

Wikidata ID

Q65026825

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