Description: If you are interested in the entire set of six prints, please contact me. BROWNING & MINOR WEAR TO THE EDGES OF THE 16.75" X 23" PAPER. THERE ARE HANDLING CREASES. EDGES HAVE SMALL CHIPS & NICKS IN THE BROWNED EDGES. - THERE IS A VERY OLD REPAIR AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THE LARGE CHIP IS VISIBLE (PHOTO 5, 6 & 7). THE REAR HAS SUPPORTING PAPER GLUED BECAUSE OF A PRIOR SHORT MARGIN TEAR. The repair extended well beyond the original damage to the margin and the glue used on the paper has discolored the paper of the print that extends into the bottom of the plate area. - The browning and foxing are quite visible on three of four of the edges, with the fourth edge attached to paper extension where the engraving was sewn into a portfolio. Minimal light spotting and soiling does enter the plate area. The biggest issue is the discoloration from a repair that was done properly for the time but extended well beyond the actual tear to the margin and has left a brown mark in the plate area. ===================================================================================================Plate size is approximately 14.25" x 16.25". The 16.75" x 23" paper leaves the original wide margins. There is additional paper attached at the top of the print so that it was the same size as the rest of the portfolio it was in. A HARLOTS PROGRESS: Six prints, forming the set 'A Harlot's Progress. The six prints telling the cautionary story of Moll Hackabout, a harlot, were published in April 1732, the first of Hogarth’s ‘Modern Moral Subjects’. Hogarth intended the pictures to stand without accompanying text. The series had 1,240 subscribers and was so popular that pirated versions were quickly issued. PLATE 1- Moll Hackabout arrives in London at the Bell Inn, Cheapside. The protagonist, Moll Hackabout, has arrived in London's Cheapside. Moll carries scissors and a pincushion hanging on her arm, suggesting that she sought employment as a seamstress. Instead, she is being inspected by the pox-ridden Elizabeth Needham, a notorious procuress and brothel-keeper, who wants to secure Moll for prostitution. The notorious rake Colonel Francis Charteris and his pimp, John Gourlay, look on, also interested in Moll. The two stand in front of a decaying building, symbolic of their moral bankruptcy. Charteris fondles himself in expectation William Hogarth died in 1764 and this was printed in 1798. This was engraved by Thomas Cook, who always engraved to the same dimensions as Hogarth's original work. From what I have read, he was the only engraver to do so. This was published by G.G & J Robinsons Paternoster Row April 1, 1798 Many sellers would trim the edges of the paper to eliminate the brown edges and chipping. I do not. You can trim or mat out the browning. PLEASE USE ZOOM FUNCTION ON ALL PHOTOS.These will be shipped rolled ff6
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Location: East Norwich, New York
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Artist: William Hogarth
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1798
Production Technique: Engraving
