moral subjects". His work is so well known that satirical political illustrations
in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian".
Harlot's Progress
In 1731, he completed a series of moral works which made him
recognised as a great and original genius. This was
A Harlot's Progress
. It
was first done as paintings, which are now lost. Then the series was published
as engravings. In the six scenes, the fate of a country girl who became
a prostitute in town is traced out. At the start, the girl meets a bawd, a woman
who persuades her to take up prostitution. At her shameful end, the girl dies
of venereal disease and there follows a merciless funeral ceremony. The
engraving show vivid scenes of drunken and loose behaviour. The series was
an immediate success.
A Rake's Progress
showed in eight pictures the reckless life of Tom
Rakewell, the son of a rich merchant. Tom wastes all his money on luxurious
living, whoring, and gambling, and dies in Bedlam. The original paintings
of
A Rake's Progress
is displayed in the gallery room at Sir John Soane's
Museum, London.
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