The Fellow 'Prentices at Their Looms

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Industrialization began in the 18th century in Great Britain and later spread throughout Europe. William Hogarth's sketch of 1747 shows apprentices at their looms.

William Hogarth (1697–1764), The Fellow 'Prentices at their Looms, drawing, 1747; source: © British Museum, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1896-0710-2.