A Rake's Progress, Plate 1, William Hogarth, 1735

The jacobean interior of the house of tom rakewell's late father (after the painting at sir john soane's museum) with tom 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. 1735 etching and engraving. Date: 1735. Dimensions: Height: 358 mm; Width: 408 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: William Tothall. Collection: British Museum. A Rake's Progress, Plate 1 (BM 1858,0417.558)