The Idle ’Prentice at Play in the Churchyard during Divine Service

William Hogarth, 1747

This is a drawing of an apprentice playing in a churchyard during divine service. The scene shows individuals engaged in a dice game on a tomb, with one figure emerging from a church-like entrance in the background. The environment includes gothic elements like skulls and bones. An authoritative figure in period attire stands nearby with a stick. The composition is detailed with fine line work, typical of engraving techniques, and includes architectural elements like walls and columns.
Artista
William Hogarth
Data
1747
Tipus
Print
Tècnica
etching and engraving
Mides
26.2 × 34.8 cm
Col·lecció
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Llicència
Domini públic, CC0

Descripció de la imatge

This is a drawing of an apprentice playing in a churchyard during divine service. The scene shows individuals engaged in a dice game on a tomb, with one figure emerging from a church-like entrance in the background. The environment includes gothic elements like skulls and bones. An authoritative figure in period attire stands nearby with a stick. The composition is detailed with fine line work, typical of engraving techniques, and includes architectural elements like walls and columns.

William Hogarth