[A rake's progress]. [graphic] / [Plate 1]Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker[25 June 1735]engThe Jacobean interior of the house of Tom Rakewell's late father (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum) with Tom being measured for a suit as he gives a handful of coins to the pregnant Sarah Young; behind him sits a lawyer compiling inventories; on the floor are boxes of miscellaneous goods, piles of mortgages, indentures, bond certificates and other documents; an old woman brings faggots to light a fire and an upholsterer attaching fabric (purchased from William Tothall of Covent Garden as seen in 2nd state, but now removed) to the wall reveals a hiding place for coins which tumble outTitle, imprint, and state from Paulson.Added title from first lines of caption. Cf. PaulsonDescription based on imperfect impression;1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 35.6 x 40.8 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm.Plate 8 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.