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Plate Five, from A Rake's Progress

A work made of etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

June 1735

Artist:

William Hogarth
English, 1697-1764

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

William Hogarth

Title

Plate Five, from A Rake's Progress

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1735

Medium

Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 31.5 × 38.8 cm (12 7/16 × 15 5/16 in.); Plate: 35.6 × 41 cm (14 1/16 × 16 3/16 in.); Sheet: 47.2 × 60.8 cm (18 5/8 × 23 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Horace S. Oakley

Reference Number

1921.342

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