Moll Hackabout, the mistress of a wealthy Jewish merchant in a richly decorated apartment room, kicks over a tea table as her young lover tip-toes out aided by a maidservant. Engraving by William Hogarth.
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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- 38225i
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- A harlot's progress
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Moll's breast is exposed alluding to her "loose" character. The mask and the mirror on the table and the monkey are attributes of Imitatio (see Ripa's Iconologia). A black houseboy wearing a turban carries a kettle. On the wall hang two old master paintings of Old Testament subjects.
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[London] : [publisher not identified]
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1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 29.7 x 36.9 cm.
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Plate 2. Wm Hogarth invt: pinxt: et sculpt.
References note
R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, London 1989, 3rd edition, no. 122
Reference
Wellcome Collection 38225i
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