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Maker(s):	Hogarth, William
Culture:	British (1697-1764)
Title:	Industry and Idleness Series (12 plates)
Date Made:	1747
Type:	Print
Materials:	etching with some egraving (frames engraved)
Measurements:	Sheet: 26 in x 19 in; 66.0 cm x 48.3 cm; Plate a: 10 5/8 in x 13 3/16 in; 27.0 cm x 33.5 cm; Plate b:10 5/8 in x 13 3/16 in; 27.0 cm x 33.5 cm
Accession Number:	AC 1955.155.a-h
Credit Line:	Bequest of Judge Daniel Beecher (Class of 1907) and Mrs. Daniel (Genevieve Thompson) Beecher
Museum Collection:	Mead Art Museum at Amherst College

Tags:
bedrooms; biblical; churches; eating; elite; enslaved persons; humor; poverty; psychology; public spaces; punishing; satire; seas; social classes; social commentary; social interaction; text; urban; working

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