The Ladys Last Stake 1758-1759

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"The Lady's Last Stake" is an oil-on-canvas completed between 1758 and 1759 by the prominent English artist, William Hogarth. The artwork's name is a popular metaphor from the game of cards, detailing a critical decision made by a woman compelled to choose between liberality and virtue.

Hogarth, known for his moralistic art style, portrays a sophisticated lady's precarious position as she plays the game of basset, a popular late 17th-century French card game. The scenario displays the woman, seemingly of high rank, pitted against a Universal Conqueror, a man of masculine charm and assertiveness. The painting represents a particular moment when the woman apparently loses her fortune in the gambling game and is forced to risk her virtue or her cavalier's departure.

Set in an opulent room befitting the social status of the characters, the painting's background reveals careful symbolism; it resembles aspects of libertine culture and moral consequences that Hogarth characteristically interweaved in his creations. The dog symbolizes faithfulness while the cat hunting a bird illustrates the trap the lady finds herself in, adding rich layers of meaning to the central narrative.

As with many Hogarth's works, "The Lady's Last Stake" delivers a moral lesson, symbolizing the dangerous stakes of making poor choices. It revolves around the theme of virtue against vice, encapsulating the paradoxical social dynamics of the 18th-century English society with its vibrant, intimate, and detailed visual storytelling.

"The Lady's Last Stake" stands as one of Hogarth's notable contributions in his efforts to deliver morally and socially directed narratives. Through the painting, Hogarth delivers an indictment of certain societal elements of his time, elements that continue to resonate and make "The Lady's Last Stake" an enduring work of moralistic and societal critique.

In contemporary times, this artwork is housed and displayed at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.

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