A Rake's Progress; plate II of VIII mb-width 3327 Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle

The River Thames in the foreground is filled with ships and boats

Lord Mayor of London

There are crescent-shaped piazzas at either end

Scene at the Tower of London showing the impending execution of Lady Jane Grey in 1554

A Rake's Progress; plate II of VIII mb-width 3327 Windsor Castle'A Rake's Progress', 1735; plate II of VIII. Tom Rakewell is at his morning levee, attended by hangers on of various professions. At the rake's feet is a jockey holding a race cup and to the left are a dancing master and a garden designer holding a plan, identified as Charles Bridgeman. The composer seated at the piano represents George Frederic Handel.