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William Hogarth (1697-1764)

A Harlot's Progress: Plate two 1732

RCIN 811512.b

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The six prints telling the cautionary story of Moll Hackabout, a harlot, were published in April 1732, the first of Hogarth’s ‘Modern Moral Subjects’. Hogarth intended the pictures to stand without accompanying text. The series had 1,240 subscribers and was so popular that pirated versions were quickly issued. In the Royal Collection by 1845 Cat. 86

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