An old woman, the prude, is standing near a crowd of people huddled around a bonfire in Covent Garden; representing the morning. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.

The print shows the morning and is part of a series representing the progress of the day

The prude is crossing Covent Garden Piazza, disapproving of the amorous scenes outside the notorious Tom King's Coffee House

London (Paternoster Row) : G.G. & J. Robinson, August the 1st 1797.

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 45.1 x 37.2 cm

Morning. Designed by Wm. Hogarth. Engraved by T. Cook

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, 3 ed., London 1989, related to [146]

Wellcome Collection 39253i

The four paintings representing the Times of the Day of 1738 are in Upton House (National Trust) and in private collections