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William Hogarth: A Harlot's Progress

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A Harlot's Progress, 4

A Harlot's Progress

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WILLIAM HOGARTH
English, 1697-1764
A Harlot’s Progress, 4
etching and engraving, 1732
The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund, 92.6.4 

This image depicts Moll beating hemp at Bridewell Prison with other inmates after having been arrested by a magistrate. The inscription on the wall behind her reads, "Better to Work than Stand thus." The presence of a black woman (almost invisible in the background) suggests a parallel between Moll's present situation and slavery.

 

 
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