Moll Hackabout dangles a watch and a poxed maid ("bunter") empties the contents of a jug, while Sir John Gonson, a magistrate, and a group of bailiffs enter the room to arrest her. Engraving after William Hogarth, 1732.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Date:
[1732?]
Reference:
38334i
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Moll Hackabout dangles a watch and a poxed maid ("bunter") empties the contents of a jug, while Sir John Gonson, a magistrate, and a group of bailiffs enter the room to arrest her. Engraving after William Hogarth, 1732. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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