A Rake’s Progress

A series of engravings produced in 1734 by William Hogarth, telling the story of a young man who goes to wrack and ruin after inheriting a fortune from a miserly relative. The linked images are all high quality, thanks to the generosity of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. If you want a fuller account of what’s gong on in these images, feel free to consult wikipedia—but see what you can work out for yourself first!

Note that the titles given below are not official—I created them to outline the plot for you.

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