A Harlot's Progress, Plate 2

This is the first of six plates from William Hogarth's engraved series A Harlot's Progress.One of Hogarth's best known morality tales, it illustrates the story of Moll Hackabout, a girl from the countryside who travels to London to visit her cousin but is quickly swallowed up in a world of prostitution. 25 1/4 inches x 19 1/4 inches Plate size: approx.

The series had 1,240 subscribers and was so popular that pirated versions were quickly issued. A Harlot's Progress was a series of engravings (1732) and paintings (1731) in which artist William Hogarth tells the story of Miss Hackabout who moves to London and experiences a trying time. Paulson 121 iv/iv, BM Satires 2031 Plate 2: Moll, now the mistress of a wealthy Anglophile Jew, causes a distraction by kicking over a small table, allowing her young paramour to escape with the assistance of a maidservant.

Artist: William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London) Date: April 1732. An original copperplate engraving, over 190 years old. Medium: Etching and engraving; fourth state of four. A Harlot's Progress, Plate 6 MET DP825206.jpg 1,862 × 1,547; 2.83 MB A Harlot's Progress, Plate 6 MET DP826995.jpg 3,686 × 2,980; 5.55 MB A Harlot's Progress1.JPG 300 × 240; 24 KB Upon arriving in London from the country she encounters an older woman. Number 2 from the set of six intaglio prints, A Harlot’s Progress Etching and engraving on laid paper.

Upon arriving in London from the country she encounters an older woman. A Harlot's Progress Plate 1 is an Engraving Print created by William Hogarth in 1732. Learn more about this artwork. Source: Complete Works, facing p. 108.Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham.

A Harlot's Progress Plate 5 Invented, Painted and Engraved by William Hogarth (Heath edition, 1822) Sheet size: approx. Title: A Harlot's Progress, Plate 2; Creator: William Hogarth; Condition: Very Good to Excellent— 1-inch tear right edge, well away from image area. Clearly the cycle of innocence corrupted, sex, decay and death will continue unabated. Ronald Paulson, Hogarth’s graphic works, London, 1989, pp 76–77, 79–80, no 122, illus p 289. Dimensions: plate: 12 3/8 x 14 13/16 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City, United States. 25 1/4 inches x 19 1/4 inches Plate size: approx.

Hogarth inv.+ pinx.+ et sculp.+” Details. A Harlot's Progress: plate 2 Referenced in 2 publications Bibliography Ronald Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, New Haven, 1965, no 122. A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1 From same collection Sir Hudibras His Passing Worth the Manner How He Sallyed Forth (Plate 2: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)