A Rake’s Progress (panel 3), William Hogarth, 1735. Engraving. The series shows a young man
A Rake’s Progress (panel 3), William Hogarth, 1735. Engraving. The series shows a young man inheriting and subsequently squandering a fortune, ending up in Bedlam. Hogarth is famous for his detailed engravings and his celebration of middle-class life. A Rake’s Progress criticizes the aristocratic excess of Tom Rakewell while offering a parallel story that portrays the Christianity, work ethic, and benevolence of the middle-class Sarah Young. -- source link
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