A harlot's progress, plate 1

A harlot's progress, plate 1

Item Information

Title:
A harlot's progress, plate 1
Description:
A scene outside the Bell Inn; a country girl, Moll Hackabout, just arrived on the York Wagon, meets an extravagantly dressed bawd (Mother Needham). A clergyman on horseback fails to notice the encounter, but a lecherous old gentleman (Colonel Charteris) eyes the girl with anticipation.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Publisher:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Name on Item:
Wm. Hogarth inv't. pinx't et sculp't
Date:
April 1732
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
Subjects:
Prostitutes
Horses
Carts & wagons
Courtyards
Places:
England > London > London
Bell Inn, Cheapside (former location), London
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 33 x 40 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138js294
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[William Hogarth]
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Paulson: 121
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
The first plate of the A Harlot's Progress series. Fourth state. Mother Needham's feet now appear beneath her skirt, and now her face as four beauty patches, not six.
Identifier:
18_06_000005
Barcode:
36666003800378