David Hockney working on the set design for "The Rake's Progress" at England’s Glyndebourne Opera Festival Paris 1975.

Artist David Hockney is captured at his desk in Paris in 1975, deeply engrossed in creating the set design for the Glyndebourne Opera Festival's production of "The Rake's Progress." Seen from a high angle, Hockney, in a light blue floral jacket and glasses, leans over a drawing board. He meticulously works on a complex black-and-ink illustration featuring a masked figure and intricate line work. His cluttered workspace is filled with brushes and ink pans, while a preparatory sketch nearby bears the handwritten note "COBWEB."

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set design for "The Rake's Progress" at England’s Glyndebourne Opera Festival 1975

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