William Hogarth 1697-1764 (66 ans)
William Hogarth -the Rake's Progress 1733-1735
Hogarth, William (1697 — 1764)
A Rake's Progress III: The Orgy
1734
Height: 62.5cm
Width: 75.2cm
Provenance
The previous owner of the Rake's Progress
series was William Beckford of Fonthill who bought them at Hogarth's
auction in 1745. The paintings were originally produced by Hogarth as
preparatory works for engravings published in 1735. Buyers could see the
paintings before deciding to subscribe to a set of engravings. Soane purchased the series from the sale of the contents of Fonthill Splendens at Christie's, 1802.