The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Church Yard, during Divine Service. (BM 1868,0822.1574)
Summary
Plate 3: a churchyard with Tom Idle sprawled on a tomb playing hustle-cap with a one-eyed man wearing a striped cap and a ragged boot-black; a younger boy scratches his head in puzzlement as he watches the play, and a beadle raises his cane to strike Idle; in the foreground skulls and bones and an open grave; beyond, the congregation enters the church. 1747
Etching and engraving
Date
1600 - 1700
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain