Loose plagiary of plate 4 of hogarth's rake's progress; a room at the rose tavern, drury lane; to left, tom, surrounded by prostitutes and clearly drunk, sprawls on a chair; one young woman embraces him and steals his watch, another spits a stream of gin across the table, to right, a harpist and a door through which enters a man, and a pregnant ballad singer holding a sheet lettered "black joke"; on the walls hang a print of the seven wonders of the world and framed prints of characters from the beggar's opera, roman emperors, the murderess sarah malcolm and henry sacheverell. 1735
etching and engraving. Date: 1735. Dimensions: Height: 277 mm; Width: 367 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Augustus. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print (BM Cc,2.109)
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