A Harlot’s Progress, Plate 1

William Hogarth1732

Details

Title: A Harlot’s Progress, Plate 1
Creator: William Hogarth
Date Created: 1732
Subject Keywords: prostitution, satire, sequences, series (groups), sex role, sexuality, vices
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “Wm. Hogarth inv.+ pinx.+ et sculp.+”
Set or Series Title: A Harlot’s Progress
Print State: Fourth of four states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1943
Materials & Techniques: Etching and engraving on laid paper
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Dated April 1732
Dimensions: 1764
Bibliography: Paulson 121 (1989 edition)
Associated People: Created by William Hogarth (British (English), 1697-1764)
Accession Number: 1943.D1.103.1

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