Sets up for Her Self, William Hogarth, 1732

A shabby room in drury lane; moll is rising late, attended by a serving-woman who has lost part of her nose to syphilis; in the background, the magistrate, john gonson, enters quietly with officers to arrest her; pinned to the window frame are prints of captain mackheath (the hero of "the beggar's opera") and lavinia fenton (the actress who became duchess of bolton), the hat-box of james dalton, highwayman, rests above the bed, and one of several beer tankards on the floor carries the name of a local tavern; a reversed copy after hogarth. C. 1732 mezzotint printed in green. Date: 1732. Dimensions: Height: 337 mm; Width: 375 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Sir John Gonson. Collection: British Museum. Sets up for Her Self (BM Cc,2.94)