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A Rake's Progress

This article is about the series of paintings by William Hogarth. For other uses, see Rake's Progress (disambiguation).

A Rake's Progress (or The Rake's Progress) is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth.[1] The canvases were produced in 1732–1734, then engraved in 1734 and published in print form in 1735.[2] The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant, who comes to London, wastes all his money on luxurious living, prostitution and gambling, and as a consequence is imprisoned in the Fleet Prison and ultimately Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam).[3] The original paintings are in the collection of Sir John Soane's Museum in London, where they are normally on display for a short period each day.

The filmmaker Alan Parker has described the works as an ancestor to the storyboard.[4]

  1. ^ Elizabeth Einberg, William Hogarth: A Complete Catalogue of the Paintings (New Haven and London: Yale University Press 2016), nos. 74-81.
  2. ^ For the prints, see Ronald Paulson, Hogarth's Graphic Works, 3rd edition (London: The Print Room 1989), nos. 132-139.
  3. ^ Bindman, David. Hogarth, Thames and Hudson, 1981. ISBN 0-500-20182-X
  4. ^ Life: The Observer Magazine – A celebration of 500 years of British Art – 19 March 2000
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