Description: If you are interested in the entire set of eight prints, please contact me. BROWNING & MINOR WEAR TO THE EDGES OF THE 17" X 23" PAPER. THERE ARE HANDLING CREASES. EDGES HAVE SMALL CHIPS & NICKS IN THE BROWNED EDGES. TO THE RIGHT, EACH OF THE EIGHT PLATES OF THIS SERIES ARE INITIALED IN INK, WHICH LIKELY CANNOT BE ERASED BUT WOULD NOT BE IN THE FRAMED AREA. - The browning and foxing are quite visible on three of four of the edges, with the fourth edge being where the engraving was sewn into a portfolio. Moderate spotting and light soiling does enter the plate area, especially at bottom, where the foxing is heavier in the margin. A RAKE'S PROGRESS: A Rake's Progress (or The Rake's Progress) is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. The canvases were produced in 1732–1734, then engraved in 1734 and published in print form in 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant, who comes to London, wastes all his money on luxurious living, prostitution and gambling, and as a consequence is imprisoned in the Fleet Prison and ultimately Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam). The original paintings are in the collection of Sir John Soane's Museum in London, where they are normally on display for a short period each day. PLATE 3- THE ORGY- The third painting depicts a wild party or orgy underway at a brothel. The prostitutes are stealing the drunken Tom's watch. On the floor at bottom left is a night watchman's staff and lantern — souvenirs of Tom's 'wild night' on the town. The scene takes place at the Rose Tavern, a famous brothel in Covent Garden. The prostitutes have black spots on their faces to cover syphilitic sores.===================================================================================================Plate size is approximately 14" x 16.25". The 17" x 23" paper leaves the original wide margins. There is additional paper attached at the top of the print so that it was the same size as the rest of the portfolio it was in. The paper is watermarked " 1794 J. Whatman". (PHOTO 7) J. Whatman paper is considered by many to be the best paper ever made with comparisons to Rolls Royce and Faberge.. William Hogarth died in 1764 and this was printed in 1796. This was engraved by Thomas Cook, who always engraved to the same dimensions as Hogarth's original work. From what I have read, he was the only engraver to do so. This was published by G.G & J Robinsons Paternoster Row July 1, 1796 Many sellers would trim the edges of the paper to eliminate the brown edges and chipping. I do not. You can trim or mat out the browning. PLEASE USE ZOOM FUNCTION ON ALL PHOTOS.These will be shipped rolled ff6
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Artist: William Hogarth
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1796
Production Technique: Engraving
