A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1

April 1732

Not on view

Set outside the Bell Inn, London. Mary Hackabout, a country girl, has just arrived on the York Wagon and is examined by an extravagantly dressed bawd Mother Needham. Behind them a clergyman on horseback fails to notice the encounter but a lecherous old gentleman (Colonel Charteris) eyes the girl with anticipation.

Artwork Details

Title: A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1
Artist: William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
Date: April 1732
Medium: Etching and engraving; fourth state of four
Dimensions: plate: 12 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (31.8 x 39.1 cm)
sheet: 13 3/8 x 16 in. (33.9 x 40.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.128
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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