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A Harlot's Progress






A Harlot's Progress:Plate one 1732
Etching and engraving | 31.7 x 39.0 cm (platemark) | RCIN 811512.a

Master: A Harlot's Progress Item: A Harlot's Progress:Plate one
Moll Hackabout arrives in London and meets Mother Needham, a notorious procuress
A Harlot's Progress: Plate two 1732
Etching and engraving | 32.7 x 39.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811512.b

Master: A Harlot's Progress Item: A Harlot's Progress: Plate two
Moll is mistress to a wealthy Jewish man. She creates a diversion to allow a second lover to escape
A Harlot's Progress: Plate three 1732
Etching and engraving | 33.6 x 40.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811512.c

Master: A Harlot's Progress Item: A Harlot's Progress: Plate three
Moll, in a reduced state, takes tea while bailiffs enter her lodgings
A Harlot's Progress: Plate four 1732
Etching and engraving | 33.1 x 40.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811512.d

Master: A Harlot's Progress Item: A Harlot's Progress: Plate four
Moll beats hemp in Bridewell Prison
A Harlot's Progress: Plate five 1732
Etching and engraving | 33.3 x 40.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811512.e

Master: A Harlot's Progress Item: A Harlot's Progress: Plate five
Moll is dying while two doctors argue over her treatment
A Harlot's Progress: Plate six 1732
Etching and engraving | 32.8 x 39.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811512.f

Master: A Harlot's Progress Item: A Harlot's Progress: Plate six
Moll’s coffin is surrounded by a group of insincere mourners