A Rake's Progress; plate I of VIII Size:Large: 7 x 5in a figure on horseback and

a figure on horseback and horse drawn vehicles

Figures on horseback and on foot walk through the park

with the River Thames and the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in the distance

figures on horseback and horse drawn vehicles

A Rake's Progress; plate I of VIII Size:Large: 7 x 5in a figure on horseback and'A Rake's Progress', 1735; plate I of VIII. Tom Rakewell is taking possession of his miserly father's effects. Kneeling beside him is a tailor measuring him up for a new set of clothes, whilst the rake tries to buy off Sarah Young, who stands by the door crying and holding a wedding ring, with her angry mother next to her.