Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1946.10204f |
Collection |
Works on Paper Collection |
Title |
The Rake's Progress, plate 5, The Marriage |
Date |
June 25 1735 |
Artist |
William Hogarth (1697-1764) |
Description |
The scene is set in Marylebone Old Church, north of Hyde Park, which was renowned for clandestine weddings. Having squandered his own future, Tom marries an ageing, one-eyed heiress. The ever-faithful Sarah, who enters the church holding Tom's child, attempts to interupt this shameful ceremony but is prevented by a brawl between her mother and an overzealous church attendant. Any hope of Tom's salvation appears to have gone. Whom do you think Tom is looking at? |
Medium |
Ink, Paper |
Technique |
Engraved |
Culture |
English |
School |
Rococo |
Place of Origin |
London, England |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Friends of Art |
People |
Hogarth, William Purchase, Friends of Art |
Search Terms |
18th Century Animals Baskets Books Churches Clothing / Dress Corsets Crosshatching Dogs English Engravings Fans Fights Figures, Children Figures, Men Figures, Women Flowers Gowns Intaglio Jewelry London, England Marriages Necklaces Plants Priests Prints Rococo Syphilis Veils Wedding Dresses Wedding Rings Weddings Wigs Windows Words and Phrases |
Location |
Not on view |
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