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Item Information

A Rake's Progress, plate 1

Dublin Core

Title

A Rake's Progress, plate 1

Subject

Allegory;
Grief;
Heirs

Description

The profligate heir to a wealthy miser gets measured for a new suit while his late father's retainers mourn.

Creator

William Hogarth (1697-1764)

Language

eng

Additional Item Metadata

Citation

Hogarth, William
Shesgreen, Sean, editor
Engravings by Hogarth
New York: Dover, 1973
p. 28
Avery ND497 H67 H6733 Q

MODS

Key Date

1735

Type of Date

ex

Physical Location

British Museum, London

Repository Name

none

Language of Cataloging

eng

Digital Origin

rd

Citation

William Hogarth (1697-1764), “A Rake's Progress, plate 1,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed April 27, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/comics/item/4151.

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