
Sujet
A Rake's Progress
Légende
A Rake's Progress: Tavern Scene, 1732-1735. The decline of Tom Rakewell, spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant, who wastes his money on luxurious living, prostitution and gambling, and is imprisoned in Fleet Prison and ultimately Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam). Scene at the Rose Tavern, a brothel in Covent Garden. The prostitutes have black spots on their faces to cover syphilitic sores.
William Hogarth.
Date
1732
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/National Museum & Galleries of Wales Enterprises Limited.
Notre référence
HRM19F04_083
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
41,4Mo (6,0Mo) / 32,2cm x 32,2cm / 3800 x 3807 (300dpi)