A Rake's Progress, Plate 4
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley
June 25, 1735
Medium
Etching and engraving; first state of three
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 15 7/8 in. (35.5 x 40.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.35(31)
Tags
BuildingsMenWomen
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley · 1697–1764
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and pictorial satirist who became the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Born into poverty in London, the son of a failed schoolmaster who was imprisoned for debt, Hogarth's early experiences with the harsh realities of 18th-century urban life profoundly shaped his artistic vision. After apprenticing with si...