A Rake's Progress eight paintings - eleven plates of 130 × 200 cm (50 x 80 inches) accompanied as by Hogarth of a series of copper engravings reproducing the same themes. A Rake's Progress A Rake's Progress is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth. The canvases were produced in 1732–34, then engraved in 1734 and published in print form in 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
A. S. Nair be the master of illustration in Kerala and has 115 original works, including illustrations and a few paintings to his credit. He died on 30 June 1988, aged just 57. "Chitrangal A.S." (Current Books), edited by R. J. Prasad, collects Nair's writings, illustrations and covers. A. S. Nair Athippatta Sivaraman Nair, better known as A. S. Nair () or simply A. S., was a painter, illustrator and cartoonist from Kerala, India. He was born in Karalmanna village of Palakkad district and had his training from Madras School of Arts. He began his career in "Jayakerala" and "Mathrubhumi", where he worked