A Rake's Progress, William Hogarth, 1735

Piracy of plate viii of hogarth's rake's progress with considerable differences: a scene in bedlam with tom half-naked, raving and with chained wrists, his shoulders held up by a clergyman, one warder holding down his leg whilst another attaches a manacle; sarah young fainting away to right, attended by a woman and a horrified man applying smelling salts; in the background and to left, other inmates; early impression. 1735 etching. Date: 1735. Dimensions: Height: 239 mm; Width: 318 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. A Rake's Progress (BM 1872,1214.337)