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William Hogarth

Plate 5

Maker

William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764)

Title

Plate 5
from the series "A Rake's Progress"

Year

1735

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, engraving

Supports

Dimensions

Image/plate: 35.6 x 40.8 cm (14 x 16 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:In pencil inscribed, LR:IVerso:in pencil, LR:2nd StateIn Plate--Numbered LR:Plate 5. ; inscribed, LC:InventedPainted & Engrav'd by W[m superscribed] Hogarth 7 Publish'd June y.e 25 1735.According to Act of Parliament._____ ; inscribed, bottom margin:New to y.e School of hard Mishap,/Driven from y.e Edge of Fortune's Lap,|What Shames will nature not embrace,/T'avoid less Shmae of lean Distress?|Gold can the Charms of youth bestow,/And mask Deformity with Shew; |Gold can avert y.e Sting of Shame,/In Winter's Arms create a Flame,|Can couple youth with hoary Age,/ And make Antipathies engage.

Identification

State

i/iii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Purchased and Presented by George P. Metcalf

Object Number

52.228.5

Type

Exhibition History

Caricatura and Character
Satire in Italy and Britain in the 18th Century
Apr 11, 2003 – Jun 29, 2003

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764)
Plate 5; from the series "A Rake's Progress", 1735
Etching and engraving on paper
Image/plate: 35.6 x 40.8 cm (14 x 16 1/16 inches)
Purchased and Presented by George P. Metcalf 52.228.5

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