Signed in plate lower left, engraved by T. Coek lower right. The Fellow Prentices at their Looms". With cartouches of relevant biblical proverbs below. Plate One of a series of 12 engravings to illustrate to working children the possible rewards for hard work and diligence. The drunken one at the left, the hard-working one at the right, supervised by the master with a stick. Presented in a gilt frame with glass.
Dimensions:
21 1/2" H x 21 1/4" W x 1" D, frame
11 1/4" H x 14 1/4" W, plate
Condition: slight areas of discoloration at the outer margins. Good impression.
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