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Thomas Idle Brought Before Francis Goodchild, Who is Alderman of London
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Thomas Idle Brought Before Francis Goodchild, Who is Alderman of London

William Hogarth · 1747-09 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Idle is arrested and brought before the court. The alderman is Francis Goodchild, who turns his face away from Idle. Idle begs for mercy.

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Credit lineThomas Idle wordt voor Francis Goodchild gebracht, die wethouder van Londen is. 1747-09. William Hogarth. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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