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| Title |
A Harlot's Progress Plate III, The Harlot at Her Dwelling
in Drury Lane |
| Artist |
William Hogarth |
| Date |
1732 (reprinted c. 1822) |
| Medium |
Etching and engraving |
| Location |
The Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections,
Northwestern University |
An elderly female companion, her nose decayed by syphilis, joins
Moll as her protector and maidservant. Moll's one-room dwelling
bears the trophies of her trade: two vials of 'cures' for venereal
disease rest conveniently on the portraits above her bed, while
Moll dangles a watch stolen from last night's customer. Her preparation
for her next client will soon be interrupted by her arrest.
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