A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1, William Hogarth, 1732

A scene outside the bell inn; a country girl, moll hackabout, just arrived on the york wagon, meets an extravagantly dressed bawd (mother needham); a clergyman on horseback fails to notice the encounter, but a lecherous old gentleman (colonel charteris) eyes the girl with anticipation. 1732 etching and engraving. Date: 1732. Dimensions: Height: 311 mm (cropped); Width: 383 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Mother Needham. Collection: British Museum. A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1 (BM S,2.20)

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realism prints by william hogarth in the british museum a harlot's progress, plate 1 francis charteris (rake)paper mother needham british museum william hogarth