Copy of 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; after hogarth; illustration to 'the works of william hogarth' by rev. John trusler (london: 1833, facing p. 43). Etching and engraving on chine collé. Date: 1833. Dimensions: Height: 212 mm (trimmed); Width: 281 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Trusler. Collection: British Museum. A Harlot's Progress, Plate 3 (BM 1857,0613.1098)
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