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The Idle 'Prentice Turned Away and Sent to Sea by William Hogarth — VisualArtsDB

The Idle 'Prentice Turned Away and Sent to Sea

The Idle 'Prentice Turned Away and Sent to Sea

William Hogarth

1747

Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: plate: 25.7 x 35.5 cm (10 1/8 x 14 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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british

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