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The Miseries of Idleness

Print
20/01/1790 (published)
Artist/Maker
Hudson, Henry (engraver)
Smith, John Raphael (publisher)
Morland, George (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print depicting a poor family in a run-down interior. At the centre of the scene sits the father, cross legged, holding a pipe and resting his arm on a table; to the right is a young boy, who sucks a bone, and a dog. On the left of the scene sits the mother, her hands folded on her lap and looking down sadly; on her left is a small child, standing, and a baby in a basket.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Miseries of Idleness (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
'The Miseries of Idleness'. Print depicting a poor family in a run-down interior. Mezzotint by Henry Hudson after George Morland, 1790.
Physical description
Print depicting a poor family in a run-down interior. At the centre of the scene sits the father, cross legged, holding a pipe and resting his arm on a table; to the right is a young boy, who sucks a bone, and a dog. On the left of the scene sits the mother, her hands folded on her lap and looking down sadly; on her left is a small child, standing, and a baby in a basket.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34cm
  • Width: 37.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by G. Morland Engrav'd by H Hudson London Publish'd Jany 20, 1790 by J. R. Smith No 31 King Street Covent Garden.' (Lettered with title and)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Object history
This print and E.423-1959 constitute a pair.
Subjects depicted
Poverty
Idleness
Family
Children
Dog
Father
Mother
Pipe
Associated object
E.423-1959 (Set)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.422-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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