A man tugged one way by a prostitute and the other way by a religious lady. Mezzotint, 1773.

Date:
10 Nov.r 1773
Reference:
688915i
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The woman on the left tugs the man towards a brothel. The door of the brothel has a name plate "Mrs Midnight". On the wall is an advertisement for "Leak's justly famous pills", i.e. Leake's pills, a remedy for skin complaints including those of venereal origin. The woman on the right tugs him towards a church

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[London] (in Fleet Street) : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by H. Bryer, 10 Nov.r 1773.

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1 print : mezzotint, with etching ; sheet 33 x 22.4 cm

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The contest between the spirit and the flesh

Reference

Wellcome Collection 688915i

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