William Hogarth
A Rake’s Progress, Plate II

A Rake’s Progress, Plate II

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A Rake’s Progress, Plate II
ArtistEnglish, 1697–1764
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • A Rake’s Progress, Plate II
DateJune 1735
MediumEngraving and etching on laid paper, state IV/V
DimensionsPlate: 14 × 16 1/16 in. (35.6 × 40.8 cm)
 Sheet: 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Julie T. Dokell
Object number2014.907.8
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance[Spencer A. Samuels and Company, New York, by 1984]; Edward Joseph Hudson, New York, 1984-mid-late 1980s; given to Julie T. Dokell, Houston, mid-late 1980s-2014; given to MFAH, by 2014.
Exhibition History"The Rowdy London of William Hogarth: Engravings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 11—April 1, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, below image: Prosperity, (with Harlot's smiles, / Most pleasing, when she most beguiles,)...And fashion in her changing Nest. [For full text, please see images]
Recto, below image: Invented &e by Wm. Hogarth & Publish'd According to Act of Parliament June ye. 25. 1735. Plate. 2d.
Catalogue raisonnéPaulson 133

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