Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1946.10204i |
Collection |
Works on Paper Collection |
Title |
The Rake's Progress, plate 8, The Asylum |
Date |
June 25 1735 |
Artist |
William Hogarth (1697-1764) |
Description |
In this final scene set in Bethlehem Royal Hospital (Bedlam), an institution for the poor and insane, Tom lays in the foreground almost stripped of his clothes and his social pretensions. Sarah weeps by his side knowing that Tom is beyond her help. While some of the details in this picture may appear distrubing to 21st-century eyes, hospitals like Bedlam were open tp paying visitors. Notice the aristocratic woman and her maid amused and disgusted by the poor unforunate people. Ironically, while Tom had set out to mimic the aristocratic lifestyle, he ends his life by being one of its entertainments. |
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 |
Prints 18th Century Engravings Intaglio Crosshatching English London, England Rococo Figures, Men Figures, Women Clothing / Dress Words and Phrases Hats Headwear Wigs Bonnets Corsets Aprons Asylums Insane Poor Musical Instruments Violins Sheet Music Aristocrats Ladies Fans Animals Dogs Spyglasses Crowns Shackles Hay Cauldrons Soup Dunce Caps |
Location |
Not on view |
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