A Rake's Progress; plate VII of VIII mb-code 1237408 In the countryside

In the countryside

View of Newington Turnpike

To the left of them an elegant carriage advances from south London into Southwark

View of the Old General Post Office on St Martin's le Grand

A Rake's Progress; plate VII of VIII mb-code 1237408 In the countryside'A Rake's Progress', 1735; plate VII of VIII. Tom Rakewell is confined to Fleet Prison, London, for debt, and being harangued by his wife. On the table next to him is the manuscript for a play he has written to try to make some money and a rejection letter. To the left of the room Sarah Young has fainted and a woman with smelling salts tries to revive her. Fourth and final state of plate.