Taking possession of his father's effects., William Hogarth, 1735

Copy of the jacobean interior of the house of tom rakewell's late father with tom at left being measured for a suit as he gives a handful of coins to the pregnant sarah young; behind him sits a lawyer compiling inventories; on the floor are boxes of miscellaneous goods, piles of mortgages, indentures, bond certificates and other documents; an old woman brings faggots to light a fire and an upholsterer attaching fabric (purchased from william tothall of covent garden) to the wall reveals a hiding place for coins which tumble out; after hogarth. 1735 etching and engraving. Date: 1735. Dimensions: Height: 264 mm; Width: 306 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: William Tothall. Collection: British Museum. Taking possession of his father's effects. (BM 1856,0712.32 1)