Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1946.10204c |
Collection |
Works on Paper Collection |
Title |
The Rake's Progress, plate 2, The Levee |
Date |
June 25 1735 |
Artist |
William Hogarth (1697-1764) |
Description |
In direct contrast to his father's miserly lifestyle, Tom Rakewell has quickly adapted to a life of luxury. In this scene, the young Rakewell imitates a fashionable aristocrat and practices the morning levee - dressing among an audience of visitors and tradesmen while preparing for the day. The crowd of people cying for Tom's attention, including those in the adjoining room, is meant to appear absurd, and satirizes both the taste and entertainments associated with high society and thise members of the middle class, like Tom, who indiscriminately aspire to it. |
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 Architects Aristocrats Art Birds Bugles Clothing / Dress Crosshatching Dancing English Engravings Fencing Figures, Men Figures, Women Intaglio Jockys Levees London, England Maps Meetings Musical Instruments Musicians Paintings Pajamas Pianos Prints Rococo Sheet Music Teachers Violins Wigs Words and Phrases |
Location |
Not on view |
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