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A Rake's Progress By William Hogarth - Seven Ages of Britain - S1 Ep5 Highlight - BBC One

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More about this episode:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rfqpk

In the 18th century, the triumph of commerce led to the emergence of a new 'middle' class, a group of people who craved pleasure and novelty, and developed its own tastes in art. The result was a golden age in painting, with Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough reinventing the British style.

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  • I visited this museum when I was a kid. I absolutely loved it. The guy was a major packrat. But unlike the compulsive hoarders from reality TV, Soane collected all these architectural salvage samples.

  • wheres the rest of the video? :o

  • this is my great great great grandpa

  • Thanks for posting! I love Hogarth!

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