Item Information

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

Physical Location

British Museum, London

Repository Name

none

Language of Cataloging

eng

Digital Origin

Citation

William Hogarth (1697-1764), “A Rake's Progress, plate 1,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed March 15, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/items/show/4151.