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A Rake's Progress
A Rake's Progress is a series of eight paintings and engravings by William Hogarth, published in 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and heir of a rich merchant, who comes to London, wastes all his money on luxurious living, whoring and gambling, and as a consequence is imprisoned in the Fleet Prison and ultimately Bedlam.
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