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A Rake's Progress (or The Rake's Progress) is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. The canvases were produced in 1732–1734, then engraved in 1734 and published in print form in 1735.
4 de mar. de 2023 · William Hogarth is known for his satirical and moral works such as A Rake’s Progress. The artist’s series of eight paintings called A Rake’s Progress tells the story of Tom Rakewell, a merchant’s son, who wastes all his money on activities like gambling and who suffers the consequences of his actions.
In A Rake’s Progress, everyone from the Queen to the priest that performs his marriage of convenience, to common prostitutes, are part of the problem. But it is not just Hogarth’s ‘take no prisoners’ approach to social commentary that made him so popular.
Technical imaging of the paintings that make up William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress c.1733–5 has uncovered changes the artist made to the compositions as he painted them. This paper examines these changes and looks at how they can help us understand the evolution of A Rake’s Progress from paintings to prints.
6 de dic. de 2023 · In A Rake’s Progress, everyone from the Queen to the priest that performs his marriage of convenience, to common prostitutes, are part of the problem. But it is not just Hogarth’s ‘take no prisoners’ approach to social commentary that made him so popular.
Technical examination of the paintings that make up William Hogarth’s series A Rake’s Progress c.1733–5 has brought new understandings of their making and materials. This paper explores this research and what it tells us about the artist’s working practice.
In A Rake's Progress Hogarth depicts the story of Tom Rakewell, a young man who inherits money from his late father and squanders it on expensive clothes, prostitutes and gambling.
