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
William S. Rukeyser William S. Rukeyser William S. Rukeyser (born 1939) is an American journalist who was the founding managing editor of "Money" magazine and managing editor of "Fortune". From its founding in 1998 until 2009 Rukeyser was editorial director of "Corporate Board Member" magazine, aimed at the directors of public companies. He also has appeared on television as a financial commentator on CNN Financial News and ABC. He is the son of the late financial journalist Merryle S. Rukeyser and the younger brother of the late financial journalist and commentator Louis Rukeyser of "Wall Street Week" fame. Rukeyser attended Princeton University, graduating