A Rake's Progress; plate V of VIII Size:M: 75 x 60cm Buckingham House and Somerset House

Buckingham House and Somerset House

A sailor displays Napoleon Bonaparte I in a parrot cage

with Lambeth to the south of the River Thames and the Tudor royal arms at the top

Scene showing Mademoiselle Catherina in the centre apparently providing entertainment due to her small size for a gathering of fashionably dressed figures

showing William Pitt

A Rake's Progress; plate V of VIII Size:M: 75 x 60cm Buckingham House and Somerset House'A Rake's Progress', 1735; plate V of VIII. Tom Rakewell marries an old but rich woman, in order to retrieve his fortune. Meanwhile, in the background, Sarah Young with her mother and baby attempt to enter the church, whilst a couple of dogs in the foreground mimic the bride and groom. Plate V in a set of eight plates.