The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth

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series of engravings series of paintings

The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth is a famous series of satirical paintings and engravings that follows the moral and financial decline of a young man in 18th-century London.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 1	1
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 2	1
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 3	1
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 4	1
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 5	1
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 6	1
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 7	1
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 8	1
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth canonical	1
The Rake’s Progress, Plate 1	1
The Rake’s Progress, Plate 2	1
The Rake’s Progress, Plate 3	1
The Rake’s Progress, Plate 4	1
The Rake’s Progress, Plate 5	1
The Rake’s Progress, Plate 6	1
The Rake’s Progress, Plate 7	1
The Rake’s Progress, Plate 8	1

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Target entity: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
Context triple: [Sir John Soane’s Museum, notableWorkInCollection, The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth]

A. Hogarth Essays
Hogarth Essays is a series of literary and critical essays published by the Hogarth Press, known for showcasing modernist and experimental writing in the early 20th century.
B. Hogarth
Hogarth is William Hogarth, an 18th-century English painter and printmaker renowned for his satirical moral series and vivid depictions of contemporary London life.
C. Anecdotes of Painting in England
Anecdotes of Painting in England is an 18th-century multi-volume art history work by Horace Walpole that surveys the lives and works of English painters, sculptors, and engravers.
D. The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera is an 18th-century ballad opera by John Gay that satirizes politics and high society through the lives of thieves and prostitutes in London.
E. The Goldfinch (1654)
The Goldfinch (1654) is a small, trompe-l’oeil painting of a chained bird that is celebrated as a masterpiece of Dutch Golden Age art for its striking realism and emotional subtlety.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
Target entity description: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth is a famous series of satirical paintings and engravings that follows the moral and financial decline of a young man in 18th-century London.

A. Hogarth Essays
Hogarth Essays is a series of literary and critical essays published by the Hogarth Press, known for showcasing modernist and experimental writing in the early 20th century.
B. Hogarth
Hogarth is William Hogarth, an 18th-century English painter and printmaker renowned for his satirical moral series and vivid depictions of contemporary London life.
C. Anecdotes of Painting in England
Anecdotes of Painting in England is an 18th-century multi-volume art history work by Horace Walpole that surveys the lives and works of English painters, sculptors, and engravers.
D. The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera is an 18th-century ballad opera by John Gay that satirizes politics and high society through the lives of thieves and prostitutes in London.
E. The Goldfinch (1654)
The Goldfinch (1654) is a small, trompe-l’oeil painting of a chained bird that is celebrated as a masterpiece of Dutch Golden Age art for its striking realism and emotional subtlety.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	series of engravings ⓘ series of paintings ⓘ
artisticTechnique	line engraving ⓘ painterly composition ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
creator	William Hogarth ⓘ linked to: Hogarth
depicts	Bedlam (Bethlem Hospital) ⓘ linked to: Bethlem Royal Hospital a young rake named Tom Rakewell ⓘ debtors’ prison ⓘ gambling ⓘ prostitution ⓘ
genre	moral narrative ⓘ satire ⓘ
hasCharacter	Sarah Young ⓘ Tom Rakewell’s wealthy uncle ⓘ
hasPart	The Rake’s Progress, Plate 1 ⓘ linked to: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth The Rake’s Progress, Plate 2 ⓘ linked to: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth The Rake’s Progress, Plate 3 ⓘ linked to: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth The Rake’s Progress, Plate 4 ⓘ linked to: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth The Rake’s Progress, Plate 5 ⓘ linked to: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth The Rake’s Progress, Plate 6 ⓘ linked to: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth The Rake’s Progress, Plate 7 ⓘ linked to: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth The Rake’s Progress, Plate 8 ⓘ linked to: The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
hasProtagonist	Tom Rakewell ⓘ
inception	1730s ⓘ
influenced	The Rake’s Progress (opera) ⓘ linked to: The Rake's Progress later moralizing narrative art ⓘ
influencedBy	A Harlot’s Progress ⓘ linked to: A Harlot's Progress
language	none (visual work) ⓘ
locationOfCreation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
mainSubject	18th-century London society ⓘ financial ruin ⓘ moral decline ⓘ
movement	English painting ⓘ Rococo ⓘ early modern British art ⓘ
narrativeForm	sequential art ⓘ
notableFor	detailed social observation ⓘ moralizing captions in engraved versions ⓘ
numberOfWorks	8 ⓘ
originalMedium	oil on canvas ⓘ
partOf	moral progress series by William Hogarth ⓘ
publicationFormat	engraving ⓘ
setInLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
setInPeriod	18th century ⓘ
theme	class and wealth in 18th-century England ⓘ consequences of vice ⓘ social criticism ⓘ