Set of eight postcards in a card wallet depicting William Hogarth's A Rake's Progress painting series. The eight paintings in William Hogarth's a Rake's Progress tell the story of Tom Rakewell, a young man who follows a path of vice and self-destruction after inheriting a fortune from his miserly father, finally ending up deranged and penniless in Bedlam, after his failure to establish himself in society. It was Hogarth's second 'modern moral subject', and followed the hugely successful A Harlot's Progress (1730). The paintings were in the possession of William Beckford until Soane bought them at an auction in 1802 for 570 guineas (Mrs Soane bid for them at Christie's on her husband's behalf). The paintings were originally hung at Soane's country villa, Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, but were moved back to Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1810. In 1824 Soane re-hung them in his new Picture Room at the rear of No.14 Lincoln's Inn Fields together with the recently acquired series, An Election. Shipping times: Due to the operational hours of the museum we ship orders from Tuesday to Fridays. Orders are sent out the next working day via UK First Class. Delivery to the rest of the world is Standard Shipping and will have different expected arrival dates. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding expected arrival dates.
