A bewigged Francis Goodchild stands with his master in the counting house raised above the level of the workshop where the weavers and spinners work, holding a ledger, a money-bag and two keys. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.

[London] (Islington) : T. Cook ; [London] (Paternoster Row) : G.G. & J. Robinson, 1 December 179[5]

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 20.4 x 28.4 cm.

The industrious 'prentice a favourite and entrusted by his master. plate. 4. designed by Wm Hogarth. engraved by T. Cook. Matthew Chap: XXV. ver: 21. Well done thou good and faithfull servant, thou hast been faithfull over a few things I will make thee ruler over many things. A porter carrying three rolls of cloth wears a badge of the City of London. A cat arches its back and faces a dog. A pair of clasped gloves signifies the new relationship with his master and promotion. The calendar shows Youth and Industry seizing Time with his scythe and hourglass

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, London 1989, 3rd edition, related to 171

British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires, London 1877, vol. 3, no. 2926

Wellcome Collection 38370i