William Hogarth 1697-1764

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a harlot’s progress

moll beats hemp in bridewell prison
Moll Hackabout arrives in london at bell inn, cheapside

a rake’s progress

married to an old maid
the madhouse

the following prints are from books;

The Mad Musician: You may find him peering out of the window;
Southwark Fair;
The Cockpit 1759; In the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC;

the Laughing audience;

Country Inn Yard; also known as The Stagecoach; may be found in the Princeton Univ.Library collection;
1746; Simon Lord Lovat may be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; it’s in the public domain;
T.Morell; 1841; is in the collection of the British Museum of Art;
Captain Thomas Coram created the London Foundling Hospital; Hogarth was a governor of the

foundling hospital; the two men were friends;

This image is the inverse of that found in museum’s collections;