A wool manufacturer paying his employees, 18th century

A wool manufacturer paying wages to his employees, 18th century. Mr Jones sits at a desk with ledgers and cash, as weavers line up to be paid. How happy it is that there are rich men in the world. Copperplate engraving by William Blake after an illustration by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from Mary Wollstonecraft's translation of Christian Gotthilf Salzmann's Elements of Morality, London, 1791

1791 18th Century Capitalism Christian Gotthilf Salzmann Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki Diligence Elements Of Morality Employees Ledgers Lesson Mary Wollstonecraft Morals Payment Translation Wages Weavers William Blake

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