A Harlot's Progress, Plate 3, 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 dr sacheverell (the high anglican clergyman impeached in 1710), 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. 1732 etching and engraving. Date: 1732. Dimensions: Height: 310 mm (cropped); Width: 380 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Sir John Gonson. Collection: British Museum. A Harlot's Progress, Plate 3 (BM S,2.24)