The libretto, written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings A Rake's Progress (1733–1735) of William Hogarth, which Stravinsky had seen on 2 ...

Stravinsky's masterwork The Rake's Progress, created for La Fenice in ... inspired by a series of 18th century prints by William Hogarth. This amazing production from La Monnaie De Munt jazzifies ...

They are tinted engravings of what seem to be scenes from a Hogarth story such as the Rakes Progress. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World ...