Tom Rakewell with rejection letter and Sarah Young fainted, Progress of a libertine (series title), The Rake's Progress (series title), Text in English in the bottom margin. Here Tom receives a rejection letter written by John Rich, the manager of Covent Garden Theatre, about a submitted play. Two people confront Tom; the man with the key as a representative of the debtors' prison (Fleet Prison) and the other man to collect money for the mug of beer. Tom's wife stands next to him with a clenched fist because he gambled away all her money. Two people try to revive a fainted Sarah with smelling salts and by hitting her hand. Her child holds her skirts. The man on the left holds Sarah up and drops papers showing a debt restructuring plan, possibly drawn up by William Hogarth's father. In the back, an alchemist crouches near an oven, possibly indicating that Tom is going mad., print maker: William Hogarth, (signed by artist), after painting by: William Hogarth, after own design by: William Hogarth, London, 1735, paper, etching, engraving, height 352 mm × width 406 mm, print
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