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The Rake's Progress at the University. No.1
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The Rake's Progress at the University. No.1

Date1806
Artist/Maker
Artist/Maker
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching with period color
DimensionsOH: 10" x OW: 14 1/2" (trimmed to platemark)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Philip Pinsof.
Object number1979-390,1
DescriptionLower margin reads: "The Rake's Progress at the University.__N.o 1 __ ./ Ah me! what perils doth that Youth encounter,/ Who dares within the Fellows Bog to enter." / Publish'd October 22.d 1806, bu H.h Humphrey. N.o 27 S.t James's Street London."ProvenanceBefore 1979, Philip Pinsof (Highland Park, IL); 1979-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).