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Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer
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Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer, PC, FRS was an English politician and rake, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1762–1763) and founder of the Hellfire Club.
Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer
Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer
Portrait by William Hogarth from the late 1750s, parodying Renaissance images of Francis of Assisi. The bible has been replaced by a copy of the eroti
Portrait by William Hogarth from the late 1750s, parodying Renaissance images of Francis of Assisi. The bible has been replaced by a copy of the erotic novel Elegantiae Latini sermonis, and the profile of his friend Lord Sandwich peers from the halo.
West Wycombe Park
West Wycombe Park
Rake (stock character)
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In a historical context, a rake was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his fortune on gambling, wine, women, and song, and incurring lavish debts in the process. Cad is a closely related term. Comparable terms are "libertine" and "debauché".
The Tavern Scene from A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth
The Tavern Scene from A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth
John Wilmot, the most infamous of the Restoration rakes
John Wilmot, the most infamous of the Restoration rakes