A Rake's Progress, Plate 6, William Hogarth, 1735

Interior of a gambling house in covent garden (after the painting at sir john soane's museum) where tom has fallen, raving, on one knee having lost his money at dice; behind him a chaotic group of gamblers, most of whom fail to notice that flames and smoke are pouring over the panelling and through the door (left); to right, a highwayman (a gun and mask in his pocket) sits beside the hearth ignoring a small boy who offers him a drink, on the wall is a handbill advertising "r. Tustian card maker". 1735 etching and engraving. Date: 1735. Dimensions: Height: 355 mm; Width: 408 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Richard, Tustian. Collection: British Museum. A Rake's Progress, Plate 6 (BM S,2.45)