A Rake's Progress, Plate 6
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley
June 25, 1735
Medium
Etching and engraving; second state of three
Dimensions
sheet: 14 3/16 x 16 1/4 in. (36 x 41.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Carl Joseph Ulmann, 1929
Accession Number
29.38.9
Tags
InteriorsBoysMenGamblingDogs
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley · 1697–1764
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and pictorial satirist who became the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Born into poverty in London, the son of a failed schoolmaster who was imprisoned for debt, Hogarth's early experiences with the harsh realities of 18th-century urban life profoundly shaped his artistic vision. After apprenticing with si...