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

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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view Moll Hackabout dangles a watch and a poxed maid ("bunter") empties a jug while Sir John Gonson, a magistrate, and a group of bailiffs enter the room to arrest her. Engraving by William Hogarth.

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

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An inscription on a pewter tankard indicates that Moll is now a street prostitute lodged in the vicinity of Drury Lane, Covent Garden, an area containing many brothels and public houses. The spartan room is decorated with prints including portraits of "Captain Mackheath" and "Dr Sacheveral"

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[London] : [publisher not identified]

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 29.8 x 37.1 cm.

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Plate 3. W. Hogarth invt: pinxt et sculp:. There is lettering within the print

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R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, London 1989, 3rd edition, no. 123

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Wellcome Collection 38226i

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