A Rake's Progress, Plate 7
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley
June 25, 1735
Medium
Engraving; third state of four
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (35 x 40 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(34)
Tags
InteriorsSufferingBoysGirlsMenWomen
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...