Gallery›Wellcome Collection›In the graveyard of a church, Tom Idle gambles with some disreputable companions on a tombstone; the parish beadle stands behind and raises a stick as if to beat Idle. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.
In the graveyard of a church, Tom Idle gambles with some disreputable companions on a tombstone; the parish beadle stands behind and raises a stick as if to beat Idle. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.
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In the graveyard of a church, Tom Idle gambles with some disreputable companions on a tombstone; the parish beadle stands behind and raises a stick as if to beat Idle. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.

William Hogarth

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Lettering: The idle prentice at play in the churchyard, during divine service. plate 3. designed by William Hogarth. engraved by Thomas Cook. Proverbs ch: XIX. ver. 29. Judgements are prepared for scorners & stripes for the backs of fools.

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