Taking possession of his father's effects [graphic].

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Title: Taking possession of his father's effects [graphic].
Alternative Title: [Rake's progress]. [Plate 1]
E'er in the grave the miser's corps is cold ...
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Published / Created: [between 1785 and 1794]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robt. Sayer & Co., Fleet Street, London
Abstract: Copy in reverse of the first state of Plate 1 of Hogarth's 'The Rake's Progress' (Paulson 132). "The Jacobean interior of the house of Tom Rakewell's late father with Tom at left 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) to the wall reveals a hiding place for coins which tumble out."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from Paulson.
Added title from text engraved above image.
Date range for publication based on form of publisher's name in imprint. "Robt. Sayer & Co." is found on prints published during Robert Sayer's final business period (1785-1794), following the Sayer & Bennett partnership (1774-1784) and preceding his death in 1794. See British Museum online catalogue.
Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 132.
Matted to: 34 x 46 cm.
Provenance: The Old Print Shop; April 2025.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 26.5 x 32 cm, on sheet 30 x 40 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English