Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1946.10204g |
Collection |
Works on Paper Collection |
Title |
The Rake's Progress, plate 6, The Gambling House |
Date |
25 June 1735 |
Artist |
William Hogarth (1697-1764) |
Description |
In this scene, Tom is depicted in White's Club, a popular gaming room located in Soho, London. Wigless and cursing, having just gmabled away his second fortune playing dice, Tom falls on one knee pleading with the Almighty, who does not come to his aid. Tom is not the only man down on his luck in this image. On the right side of the scene sits a dejected highwayman, whose pistol and mask protrude from his pocket. On the left side of the scene, a nibleman eager to continue playing, pleads with a moneylender for an advance. Only two men notice the smoke curling in from behind the paneling while everyone else gambles on, unaware of the impending danger. |
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 Candles Chairs Clothing / Dress Coins Crosshatching Crowds Dogs Drinking Drinks English Engravings Figures, Children Figures, Men Figures, Women Gambling Glasses Hats Headwear Intaglio Lanterns London, England Money Prints Quills Rococo Smoke Tables Wigs Words and Phrases |
Location |
Not on view |
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