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The Rake and His Family in Debtor's Prison by William Hogarth — VisualArtsDB

The Rake and His Family in Debtor's Prison

The Rake and His Family in Debtor's Prison

William Hogarth

1735

Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: plate: 35 x 40.2 cm (13 3/4 x 15 13/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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