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Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen
The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him and Impeached By His Accomplice

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Engraving depicting a crowded courtroom scene with figures arguing before a seated magistrate in a powdered wig, with scriptural references in cartouches below

Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, William Hogarth (after), The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him and Impeached By His Accomplice, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen
Germany, Göttingen, 1765-1840
After
William Hogarth (after)
England, London, 1697-1764
Title
The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him and Impeached By His Accomplice
Place Made
Germany
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 12 1/4 in. (22.54 × 31.12 cm) Image: 7 7/8 × 10 3/8 in. (20 × 26.35 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern
Accession Number
54.89.39
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph. Ausführliche Erklärung der Hogarthischen Kupferstiche. Göttingen: Dieterich'schen Buchhandlung, 1794-1834.