A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4, William Hogarth, 1732

Bridewell prison with inmates (including prostitutes and a card-player) beating hemp under the supervision of a warder holding a cane; moll is still dressed in her finery, but a one-eyed female attendant fingers the lace lappet hanging from her cap and her erstwhile serving-woman is trying on her fashionable shoes and stockings; beyond, a man stands with his hands in a pillory. 1732 etching and engraving. Date: 1732. Dimensions: Height: 311 mm (cropped); Width: 384 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4 (BM 1858,0417.553)