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Music Preview: Recalling the American premiere of Stravinsky's magnificent 'The Rake's Progress' | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
![William Hogarth - A Rake's Progress Plate 2 The young aristocrat Tom Rakewell has set himself up in fine furnishings William Hogarth - A Rake's Progress Plate 2 The young aristocrat Tom Rakewell has set himself up in fine furnishings](https://www.artoftheprint.com/jpegimages/hogarth_william_arakesprogress_2.jpg)
William Hogarth - A Rake's Progress Plate 2 The young aristocrat Tom Rakewell has set himself up in fine furnishings
![An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2H46W47/an-insane-man-tom-rakewell-sits-on-the-floor-manically-grasping-at-his-head-his-lover-sarah-young-cries-at-the-spectacle-while-two-attendants-attach-chains-to-his-legs-they-are-surrounded-by-other-lunatics-at-bethlem-hospital-london-engraving-by-w-hogarth-1735-2H46W47.jpg)
An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, his lover (Sarah Young) cries at the spectacle while two attendants attach chains to his legs; they are
![File:Tom Rakewell is arrested for debt on his way to the Royal Co Wellcome V0049289.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Tom Rakewell is arrested for debt on his way to the Royal Co Wellcome V0049289.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Tom_Rakewell_is_arrested_for_debt_on_his_way_to_the_Royal_Co_Wellcome_V0049289.jpg)
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![File:An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically gra Wellcome V0016645.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically gra Wellcome V0016645.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/An_insane_man_%28Tom_Rakewell%29_sits_on_the_floor_manically_gra_Wellcome_V0016645.jpg/872px-An_insane_man_%28Tom_Rakewell%29_sits_on_the_floor_manically_gra_Wellcome_V0016645.jpg)
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![An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0016646/full/full/0/default.jpg)
An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics
![Arrested For Debt. from 'A Rake's Progress' 1735, By William Hogarth (1697 – 1764). English painter, printmaker, satirist. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and Arrested For Debt. from 'A Rake's Progress' 1735, By William Hogarth (1697 – 1764). English painter, printmaker, satirist. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and](https://www.superstock.com/cdn/1746/Comp/1746-28969356.webp)
Arrested For Debt. from 'A Rake's Progress' 1735, By William Hogarth (1697 – 1764). English painter, printmaker, satirist. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, the spendthrift son and
![Tom Rakewell saved from arrest by Sarah Young The Progress of a Libertine (series title) The Rake's Progress (series title) Tom Rakewell saved from arrest by Sarah Young The Progress of a Libertine (series title) The Rake's Progress (series title)](https://www.meisterdrucke.us/kunstwerke/1200w/William_Hogarth_-_Tom_Rakewell_gered_van_zijn_arrestatie_door_Sarah_YoungVoortgang_van_een_liberti_-_(MeisterDrucke-1363383).jpg)
Tom Rakewell saved from arrest by Sarah Young The Progress of a Libertine (series title) The Rake's Progress (series title)
![The Rake's Progress. Plate five of a series of eight by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell; the spendthrift son and heir The Rake's Progress. Plate five of a series of eight by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell; the spendthrift son and heir](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P67J2G/the-rakes-progress-plate-five-of-a-series-of-eight-by-18th-century-english-artist-william-hogarth-1735-the-series-shows-the-decline-and-fall-of-tom-rakewell-the-spendthrift-son-and-heir-of-a-rich-merchant-who-comes-to-london-wastes-all-his-money-on-luxurious-living-prostitution-and-gambling-and-as-a-consequence-is-imprisoned-in-the-fleet-prison-and-ultimately-bethlem-hospital-or-bedlam-P67J2G.jpg)
The Rake's Progress. Plate five of a series of eight by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell; the spendthrift son and heir
![Image of HOGARTH: RAKE'S PROGRESS. - 'The Heir.' The First Painting In The Series 'The Rake's Progress,' Depicting The Decline Of The Character Tom Rakewell, By William Hogarth, 1732-1733. Rakewell Is Being Image of HOGARTH: RAKE'S PROGRESS. - 'The Heir.' The First Painting In The Series 'The Rake's Progress,' Depicting The Decline Of The Character Tom Rakewell, By William Hogarth, 1732-1733. Rakewell Is Being](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/fia/bri/0049708-HOGARTH-RAKES-PROGRESS-The-Heir-The-first-painting-in-the-series-The-Rakes-Progress-depicting-the-decline-of-the-character-Tom-Rakewell-by-William-Hogarth-1732-1733-Rakewell-is-being-measured-for-new.jpg)
Image of HOGARTH: RAKE'S PROGRESS. - 'The Heir.' The First Painting In The Series 'The Rake's Progress,' Depicting The Decline Of The Character Tom Rakewell, By William Hogarth, 1732-1733. Rakewell Is Being
![The Rake's Progress. Plate Two of a series of eight by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell; the spendthrift son and heir The Rake's Progress. Plate Two of a series of eight by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell; the spendthrift son and heir](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P67J2R/the-rakes-progress-plate-two-of-a-series-of-eight-by-18th-century-english-artist-william-hogarth-1735-the-series-shows-the-decline-and-fall-of-tom-rakewell-the-spendthrift-son-and-heir-of-a-rich-merchant-who-comes-to-london-wastes-all-his-money-on-luxurious-living-prostitution-and-gambling-and-as-a-consequence-is-imprisoned-in-the-fleet-prison-and-ultimately-bethlem-hospital-or-bedlam-P67J2R.jpg)
The Rake's Progress. Plate Two of a series of eight by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. 1735. The series shows the decline and fall of Tom Rakewell; the spendthrift son and heir
![A Rake's Progress - 5: He Marries', 1733. Tom Rakewell marries an old but rich woman, in order to retrieve his fortune. Meanwhile, in the background, Sarah Young with her - Album alb3953679 A Rake's Progress - 5: He Marries', 1733. Tom Rakewell marries an old but rich woman, in order to retrieve his fortune. Meanwhile, in the background, Sarah Young with her - Album alb3953679](https://www.album-online.com/photos/prev/MTNjMGQ3MA/album_alb3953679.jpg)
A Rake's Progress - 5: He Marries', 1733. Tom Rakewell marries an old but rich woman, in order to retrieve his fortune. Meanwhile, in the background, Sarah Young with her - Album alb3953679
![Image of Costume design of Tom Rakewell for 'The Rake's Progress', 1952 by Stravinsky, Théodore (1907-89) Image of Costume design of Tom Rakewell for 'The Rake's Progress', 1952 by Stravinsky, Théodore (1907-89)](https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.XXX.81622930.7055475/3919439.jpg)
Image of Costume design of Tom Rakewell for 'The Rake's Progress', 1952 by Stravinsky, Théodore (1907-89)
![A rake, Tom Rakewell, is measured for new clothes while a servant is hanging the room in black to show mourning. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth. | Wellcome Collection A rake, Tom Rakewell, is measured for new clothes while a servant is hanging the room in black to show mourning. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth. | Wellcome Collection](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0049287/full/full/0/default.jpg)