A Rake’s Progress series
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A Rake’s Progress series is a famous sequence of narrative paintings and engravings by William Hogarth that satirically depicts the moral and financial decline of a young man in 18th-century London.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Rake’s Progress | 2 |
| A Rake's Progress | 1 |
| A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth | 1 |
| A Rake’s Progress series canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Rake’s Progress series Context triple: [Sir John Soane’s Museum, notableWorkInCollection, A Rake’s Progress series]
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A.
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
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B.
Portraits in Miniature
Portraits in Miniature is a collection of brief, incisive biographical sketches by English writer and critic Lytton Strachey, showcasing his wit and psychological insight into historical figures.
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C.
Pygmalion and the Image series
Pygmalion and the Image series is a set of Pre-Raphaelite paintings by Edward Burne-Jones that visually narrate the classical myth of the sculptor Pygmalion and his statue brought to life.
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D.
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.
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E.
Revels
Revels is a surname most notably associated with Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.
- 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: A Rake’s Progress series Target entity description: A Rake’s Progress series is a famous sequence of narrative paintings and engravings by William Hogarth that satirically depicts the moral and financial decline of a young man in 18th-century London.
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A.
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
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B.
Portraits in Miniature
Portraits in Miniature is a collection of brief, incisive biographical sketches by English writer and critic Lytton Strachey, showcasing his wit and psychological insight into historical figures.
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C.
Pygmalion and the Image series
Pygmalion and the Image series is a set of Pre-Raphaelite paintings by Edward Burne-Jones that visually narrate the classical myth of the sculptor Pygmalion and his statue brought to life.
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D.
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.
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E.
Revels
Revels is a surname most notably associated with Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative art series
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series of engravings ⓘ series of paintings ⓘ |
| artisticFunction |
moral warning
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social satire ⓘ |
| characterRole | Tom Rakewell as protagonist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| creator |
William Hogarth
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linked to:
Hogarth
|
| depicts |
asylum confinement
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debt and imprisonment ⓘ gambling ⓘ the life of a fictional young man named Tom Rakewell ⓘ |
| endTime | 1734 ⓘ |
| engravingTechnique | line engraving ⓘ |
| follows |
A Harlot’s Progress
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linked to:
A Harlot's Progress
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| genre |
moralizing art
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 1
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linked to:
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 2 ⓘ
linked to:
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 3 ⓘ
linked to:
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 4 ⓘ
linked to:
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 5 ⓘ
linked to:
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 6 ⓘ
linked to:
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 7 ⓘ
linked to:
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
A Rake’s Progress, Plate 8 ⓘ
linked to:
The Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth
|
| hasTheme |
class and wealth
ⓘ
consequences of vice ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| inception | early 1730s ⓘ |
| influencedBy | moralizing print traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
18th-century London society
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financial ruin ⓘ moral decline ⓘ |
| movement |
British Rococo
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linked to:
Rococo
English satire tradition ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | sequential art ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | rise and fall story ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of narrative and satire
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detailed depiction of 18th-century London life ⓘ use of visual symbolism ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 8 ⓘ |
| originalMedium |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| setInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 1732 ⓘ |
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Subject: A Rake’s Progress series Description of subject: A Rake’s Progress series is a famous sequence of narrative paintings and engravings by William Hogarth that satirically depicts the moral and financial decline of a young man in 18th-century London.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: A Rake’s Progress series
linked to: A Rake’s Progress series
subject linked to:
Hogarth
linked to: A Rake’s Progress series