Thomas Cook - engraver, William Hogarth - inventor - A Rake’s Progress II
Tom’s morning ablutions are attended by all manner of artists and hangers-on. Kneeling on his right is a jockey with a trophy he has won at Epsom with a horse named „Silly Tom“, a ruffian offering his services and a man with a bugle horn. A picture on the wall represents The Judgment of Paris; this represents a reference to Tom’s own situation, where any choice leads to ruin, as well as Tom’s ambition to attain one of the attributes of aristocracy through acquiring pictures on classical themes.
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measurements: height 470 mm
width 583 mm
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material: paper
technique: engraving
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inventory number: R 900
gallery collection: Collection of Prints and Drawings