Object Number 1985.0156.002

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4, The Harlot Beating Hemp in Bridewell

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin G. Schorsch, Jr.

Creator (Role)

William Hogarth (Designer, painter and engraver)
1697-10/26/1764

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1744-1849

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; W.\m Hogarth inv.\t pinx.\t et sculp.\t

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

18.84 (H) , 24.7 (W) , 12.14 (Image H) , 14.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

47.85 (H) , 62.7 (W) , 12.14 (Image H) , 14.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H left of center. W at top. Plate H: 12.5 in. (31.8 cm). Plate W: 15.2 in. (38.7 cm).

State

Restrike

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Hogarth added the Latin cross to the plate, center bottom margin, for the second edition. In the third state, the holes in the roof at upper right were filled in. The impression evidences a badly worn engraved design, radically re-engraved by Mr. Ratcliffe.

Object Description

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