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This is a drawing of a shoe workshop with workers engaged in various activities. The setting suggests a busy environment within a brick-walled building, resembling a cobbler's workshop from an earlier time period. Full description: The image shows workers involved in different stages of shoe-making and fitting. In the foreground, two women are trying on shoes on a bench. Behind them, a group of onlookers in ornate clothing observe the process or wait their turn. A slogan on the wall reads "Better to Work than Stand thus." Natural light illuminates the scene through the wooden-beamed ceiling, offering a view of the outdoors.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Harlot's Progress: pl.4
William Hogarth
- Date
- 1732
- Medium
- etching and engraving
- Dimensions
- sheet: 32.9 × 39.8 cm (12 15/16 × 15 11/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1944.5.24
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1726 to 1750
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- British
- Woman
- group
- figure
- Costume
- Hat
- Man
NGA object ID 30370. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.