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The Rake Spends his Inheritance by William Hogarth — VisualArtsDB

The Rake Spends his Inheritance

The Rake Spends his Inheritance

William Hogarth

1735

Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 36 x 40.8 cm (14 3/16 x 16 1/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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