A Rake’s Progress after William Hogarth. A set of eight copper-engraved prints
1803 edition engraved by Thomas Cook from William Hogarth's original designs.
A Rake’s Progress is a series of eight satirical engravings depicting what Hogarth called ‘modern moral subjects’.The series tells the story of Tom Rakewell, a man who inherits a fortune from his city merchant father only to fritter it away on an extravagant lifestyle which ultimately leads to his downfall.
£2,800 the set of eight
In stock
Framed in black with a gold slip.