Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1946.10204b |
Collection |
Works on Paper Collection |
Title |
The Rake's Progress, plate 1, The Heir |
Date |
June 25 1735 |
Artist |
William Hogarth (1697-1764) |
Description |
Tom Rakewell has just inherited a fortune left to him by his merly father. In this scen, set in his last father's shabby and overcrowded home, Tom rejects his ancestor's penny-pinching ways. Oblivious to the family steward who is stealing his money, Tom, who is being meausred for a fashionable new suit, attempts to pay off his pregnant fiancee, Sarah Young. She stands weeping at the door holding a wedding ring in her hand while her mother angrily rejects the handful of gold coins Tom offers. Can you find evidence of his father's penny-pinching ways in this scene? Hints: Locate the thin cat, which looks as if it never had enough food to eat or find his father's portrait hanging above the fireplace, which depicts him counting money. |
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 Aprons Bonnets Candles Cats Chairs Clothing / Dress Coins Crosshatching English Engravings Figures, Men Figures, Women Fireplaces Firewood Hammers Hats Headwear Intaglio Ladders London, England Measuring Tapes Money Paintings Prints Quills Rococo Scrolls Tailors Trunks Words and Phrases |
Location |
Not on view |
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