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The Diligent Pupil a Favorite and Confidant of His Master (plate 4)
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The Diligent Pupil a Favorite and Confidant of His Master (plate 4)

Thomas Cook · 1795-12-01 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The diligent apprentice Goodchild wins the trust and friendship of his master. In the background the looms in the factory. Below the image a cartouche with a text from Matthew. Part of a series of twelve plates on the rise and fall of two apprentices, Francis Goodchild and Thomas Idle, after the original plates by William Hogarth from 1747.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printfactory-interior, machine shopemployer ~ employeeweaving-loom
Credit lineDe ijverige leerling een favoriet en vertrouweling van zijn baas (plaat 4). 1795-12-01. Thomas Cook. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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