William Hogarth - Print study, drawing (BM 1896,0710.6)

Preliminary sketch for Pl 3 of "Industry and Idleness" (1747), "The idle 'prentice at play in the church yard, during divine service"; scene outside a small church, congregation entering porch to left, in the centre, Idle lying on a tomb, playing hustle-cap (pitch and toss) with three figures, to right, the Beadle with upraised cane, before the tomb, a grave and skulls
Pen and brown ink with grey wash, over graphite (?)