A Rake's Progress (plate 8 - In the Madhouse)
William Hogarth, Artist; William Hogarth, Engraver;
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Measurements
Image 355 x 408mm (sight)
Media
etching and engraving on paper
Description
From the series of 8: A Rake's Progress. Plate 8 - The Rake is now an inmate of a madhouse, probably Bedlam, but even here the faithful Sarah Young visits him and tries to comfort him. A contemporary explanation of this last plate of the series adds that Rakewell 'is afterwards confin'd to his Bed in a dark Room where he miserably expires'.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. On long term loan from Collection of Colin and Marg Bleasdale.
Collection Type
Loans
Acquisition Date
21 Jun 2016