Engraver:
T. Cook
Title:
THE RAKE’S PROGRESS.
Stock Code:
6215
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Uncoloured
Edition:
The complete works of Hogarth
Size: (W x H):
41.5cm x 35.5cm
16½ inches x 14 inches
Date:
1806
Price:
£1200
This famous set of eight prints shows the slow decline of a young man falling prey to the corrupting effects of eighteenth-century consumerism: he spends his miserly father's fortune on art, music, whores and other gentlemanly pursuits; marries a rich older woman and gambles away her wealth; is sent to the debtor's prison and finally, having lost his mind, ends his days in Bedlam Hospital.
Fine condition. Crisp and clean. Good wide margins.