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William Hogarth 1697 - 1764.
The
Rake's Progress. Plate VI. Ruin at the
Gaming Table.
1735.
Hogarth first achieved fame as an artist through his series of moralistic engravings, commencing with A Harlot's Progress in 1731. This was followed by A Rake's Progress in 1735, Marriage à-la-mode in 1743-5 and Industry and Idleness in 1747 . Originally the sets of pictures were oil paintings which Hogarth subsequently published as engravings. They met with huge success and many copies were printed. The original paintings of A Rake's Progress are extant and are displayed in Sir John Soane's Museum, London. | ||
Having
lost all in the gambling rooms of White's, Tom tears off his wig and
curses the heavens. But all the gamblers are concerned with their
own losses or gains and take no notice of him. The money lender
at the table signs an agreement with a beau to advance him some money.
Meanwhile fire has been detected and the watchman bursts in to
raise the alarm - this is thought to be a reference to the fire which
had consumed a large part of the area two years previously. |
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