[A rake's progress]. [graphic] / Plate 6

Description

Title: [A rake's progress]. [graphic] / Plate 6
Alternative Title: Gold, thou bright son of Phoebus, sourse of universal intercourse ...
Scene in a gaming house
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 and state from Paulson.
Third state; changes have been made to the face of Lord Cog (on the far left), the shadow of Rakewell's wig lying on the floor has been extended to touch the detached queue, and a general darkening has been achieved though the addition of crosshatching in various places.
"Plate 6"--Lower right corner.
After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum.
Plate 13 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Provenance: Formerly owned by Queen Charlotte, the album bound according to Her Majesty's direction. Purchased by W.S. Lewis at Sotheby's, Miss M.A.E. Crofton sale, lot 341; 15 November 1960.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35.5 x 40.8 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 3].
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 75 H67 764 (Oversize)
Collection Title: Plate 13. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Collection / Other Creator: Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
Collection Date: [England], [1732-1764]