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A Rake's Progress, Plate 6 (Primary Title)
A Rake's Progress (Series Title)

William Hogarth, English, 1697 - 1764 (Artist)

1735
English
Works On Paper
Prints
etching and engraving on wove paper with a watermark: J WHATMAN/ 1820
European Art
Sheet: 19 1/4 × 27 9/16 in. (48.9 × 70.01 cm)
Plate: 14 1/16 × 16 in. (35.72 × 40.64 cm)
Image: 12 1/2 × 15 1/8 in. (31.75 × 38.42 cm)
2008.66
Not on view
Printed beneath image: "Gold, Thou bright Son of Phoebus, Sourse/ Of Universal Intercourse;/ Of weeping Virtue Sweet Redress,/ And blessing Those who live to bless;/ Yet oft behold this Sacred Trust/ The Fool of Avaritious Lust, // No longer Bond of Humankind,/ But Bane of every virtuous Mind./ What Chaos such Misuse attends!/ Friendship Stoops to prey on Friends;/ Health, that gives Relish to Delight,/ Is wasted with ye Wasting Night: // Doubt & Mistrust are thrown on Heaven,/ And all its Power to Chance is given,/ Sad Purchace, of repentant Tears,/ Of needless Quarrels, endless Fears,/ Of Hopes of Moments, Pangs of Years! // Sad Purchace, of a tortu'd Mind,/ To an imprison'd Body join'd! // Invented Painted & Engrav'd by/ Wm Hogarth, & Publish'd June ye 25 1735 According to Act of Parliament./ Sold at ye Golden Head in Leicester Fields Lon.don Plate 6." Inscribed in graphite upper left: "29"
Bequest of Janet C. Green
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