Virginie intercedes for a runaway slave from Paul and Virginie
The Harlot's Progress 2, 1732
The Harlot's Progress 4, 1732
A Negro hung alive by the Ribs to a Gallows, 1806
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A Harlot's Progress, 4

A Harlot’s Progress 4, 1732

Virginie intercedes for a runaway slave
from Paul and Virginie

A Harlot’s Progress 2, 1732

A Negro hung alive
by the Ribs to a Gallows, 1806

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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