Taking possession of his father's effects. (BM 1871,1209.5685)

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Taking possession of his father's effects. (BM 1871,1209.5685)

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Copy of the Jacobean interior of the house of Tom Rakewell's late father with Tom at left being measured for a suit as he gives a handful of coins to the pregnant Sarah Young; behind him sits a lawyer compiling inventories; on the floor are boxes of miscellaneous goods, piles of mortgages, indentures, bond certificates and other documents; an old woman brings faggots to light a fire and an upholsterer attaching fabric (purchased from William Tothall of Covent Garden) to the wall reveals a hiding place for coins which tumble out; after Hogarth; second state.
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1850 - 1950
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British Museum
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