A Rake's Progress: Hogarth's Second "Modern Moral Subject"

Описание: Let’s take a look at the cautionary tale of Tom Rakewell as Hogarth depicts it through his eight paintings and engraved prints…

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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):

William Hogarth self-portrait, “The Painter and his Pug” (1745). Held by Tate Britain, London.

Fonthill House by George Lambert (1740). Held by the Government Art Collection, 7074.

William Hogarth, “A Rake's Progress I-VIII” paintings (1734). Held by Sir John Soane's Museum, London.

William Hogarth, “A Rake's Progress, plates I-VIII” engravings (1735). Held by the Royal Academy.


Quoted texts:

David Bindman, ODNB entry on William Hogarth (2009)

Sean Shesgreen, Engravings by Hogarth: 101 Prints (1973)

Also consulted, were:


Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.

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