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A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1
Image Not Available for A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1

Artist (British; English, 1697 - 1764)
Datec. 1732
Mediumengraving; etching?
DimensionsFramed: 57.3 × 67.5 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineDonated by Dr. Sam Macey and June Macey
Object number2014.012.001
DescriptionThe harlot (Moll Hackabout) has just arrived in London from the countryside. She is welcomed in the street by the brothel keeper (Elizabeth 'Mother' Needham), who's face is covered with pox marks. A gentleman (Colonel Charteris) stands in a doorway in the background and looks on. Just to the left of the women, a man on horseback knocks over a stack of pots.
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