Professional Women
Plate I, The Arrival of the
Harlot in London
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| Title |
A Harlot's Progress
Plate I, The Arrival of the Harlot in London |
| Artist |
William Hogarth |
| Date |
1732 (reprinted c. 1822) |
| Medium |
Etching and engraving |
| Location |
The Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections,
Northwestern University |
Polly (Moll) Hackabout, a beautiful and innocent young country
girl, has just stepped out of her carriage into London's Thames
Street. The Procuress Needham, a well-known bawd of her time, welcomes
and inspects Moll, recruiting her for her new profession.
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