[A rake's progress]. [graphic] / Plate 6
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16193937
Description
- Title
- [A rake's progress]. [graphic] / Plate 6
- Alternative Title
- Gold, thou bright son of Phoebus, sourse of universal intercourse ...
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [25 June 1735]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Sold at [the] Golden Head in Leichester Fields London
- Abstract
-
Interior of a gambling house in Covent Garden where Tom has fallen, raving, on one knee having lost his money at dice; behind him a chaotic group of gamblers, most of whom fail to notice that flames and smoke are pouring over the panelling and through the door (left); to right, a highwayman (a gun and mask in his pocket) sits beside the hearth ignoring a small boy who offers him a drink, on the wall is a handbill advertising "R. Tustian Card Maker" -- British Museum online catalogue. On the lower left, a man is entering a note of a loan to Lord Cogg for £500. A dog with a color "Covent Gar[den]" barks at Tom
- Description
-
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson.
Added title from first lines of verses below image.
"Plate 6"--Lower right corner.
After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum.
With brown ink wash.
On page 74 in volume 1. Sheet trimmed 345 x 397 mm. - Provenance
- George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 356 x 407 mm, on sheet 378 x 431 mm
- Edition
- [State 2].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Leaf 13. Album of William Hogarth prints.
- Collection Date
- [England], [not after 1753]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1735
Engravings England London 1735
Etchings England London 1735 - Material
- etching with engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
-
Child laborers
Criminals
Dogs
Fires
Gambling
Gamblers
Rake's progress
Usury - Subjects
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Child laborers
Criminals
Dogs
Fires
Gambling
Gamblers
Rake's progress
Usury
England > 1735
England > London > 1735
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Greenberg, Richard > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9931651
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193937