Pl. 8. The industrious 'prentice grown rich and Sheriff of London
Pl. 8. The industrious prentice grown rich and Sheriff of London
Item Information
Title:
Pl. 8. The industrious 'prentice grown rich and Sheriff of London
Description:
A banquet at Fishmongers' Hall with Goodchild and his wife in the seats of honor. In the foreground, greedy liverymen are waited on by a young black man, while a boorish beadle stops a crowd of petitioners at the door.
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
The eighth plate of the Industry and Idleness series. Second state. The end of the tablecloth is partly crosshatched and the wig of the man chewing a bone is now uniformly shaded with crosshatching.