A type of painting invented by Hogarth. Typically a series of canvases vividly evoking and satirising the manners and morals of Hogarth's day. Hogarth made engraved copies of the paintings which sold widely. The first series, A Harlot's Progress 1732, is six scenes showing a country vicar's daughter arriving in London, being corrupted and eventually dying in misery. Unsurprisingly it was a smash hit. Other major series are A Rake's Progress and Marriage à la Mode. The idea appears first in A Scene from 'The Beggar's Opera'.