Sluggard Collection

Lazy boy (engraving)
670576 Lazy boy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lazy boy. Nineteenth century comic picture reprinted in an edition of Coles Funny Picture Book)

The Ten o clock Scholar (engraving)
959630 The Ten o clock Scholar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ten o clock Scholar)

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise, Proverbs VI, 6 (engraving)
5218598 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise, Proverbs VI, 6 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Go to the ant)

The Sluggard (engraving)
3626018 The Sluggard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sluggard. Illustration for Chatterbox (1867). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Louis V of France, known as Louis the Indolent (c 967-987) (chromolitho)
724610 Louis V of France, known as Louis the Indolent (c 967-987) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis V of France)

"I won t have men come shuffling in here at nine o clock"(engraving)
6008094 " I won t have men come shuffling in here at nine o clock" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sleeping boy, with horn book (engraving)
5227011 Sleeping boy, with horn book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping boy, with horn book)

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The Sluggard Incised on front of base: THE SLUGGARD, Frederic Leighton
The Sluggard Incised on front of base: " THE SLUGGARD", Frederic Leighton, 1830-1896, British

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Contemplate the wisdom of the ant, O sluggard, as depicted in this collection of engravings. The Lazy Boy, with its iconic recliner, contrasts sharply with the industrious ant's busy ways. The Ten o'clock Scholar, deep in thought yet tardy, is a reminder of the procrastinator's folly, as inscribed in Proverbs VI, 6. Louis the Indolent, King of France, bears the nickname that reflects his own slothful nature. "I won't have men coming in here at nine o'clock," reads another engraving, a testament to the sluggard's preference for late hours. A sleeping boy with a hornbook in hand symbolizes the potential for education untapped due to laziness. The Sluggard sculpture, with its intricate detail, serves as a cautionary reminder to consider the consequences of idleness.