A harlot's progress, plate 4

A harlot's progress, plate 4

Item Information

Title:
A harlot's progress, plate 4
Description:
Bridewell prison with inmates (including prostitutes and a card-player) beating hemp under the supervision of a warder holding a cane. Moll is still dressed in her finery, but a one-eyed female attendant fingers the lace lappet hanging from her cap and her erstwhile serving-woman is trying on her fashionable shoes and stockings.
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
Prisoners
Prisons
Linen industry
Places:
England > London > London
Bridewell Prison (former location), London
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 32 x 39 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138js358
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[William Hogarth]
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Paulson: 124
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
The fourth plate of A Harlot's Progress series. Third state. The holes in the roof have been filled in.
Identifier:
18_06_000008
Barcode:
36666003800402