Plate Two, from A Rake's Progress
June 1735
Medium
Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.2 × 38.8 cm (12 5/16 × 15 5/16 in.); Plate: 35.2 × 41 cm (13 7/8 × 16 3/16 in.); Sheet: 49.3 × 60.5 cm (19 7/16 × 23 7/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80804
About the Artist
William Hogarth · 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...