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William Hogarth

The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him & Impeached by his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, plate 10

September 30, 1747
Etching and engraving; first state of two
26.4 × 34.7 cm (10.4 × 13.7 in)

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