The original paintings of the Harlot’s Progress were destroyed in a fire, but luckily the plates were available for reproduction. Due to the incompleteness, it is not certain in what order the images were intended to be viewed, however, some art critics have managed to piece together some semblance of a story. The first painting, titled Morning, shows an upper-class lady on her way to a church near Covent Garden, presumably St Paul’s Church, whose recognisable Palladian portico can be seen on the left-hand side. Hogarth died in London on 26th October 1764 and was buried at St Nicholas Church in Chiswick. Moll's servant smiles as Moll's clothes are stolen, and the servant appears to be wearing Moll's shoes. Ann Gill. Dressed immaculately, the innocent country girl has come to London in search of employment as a seamstress. The series ends with the scene Night, which takes place in Charing Cross with the statue of Charles I in the background. In the coach, Idle leans against his coffin whilst a Methodist preacher makes a last-minute attempt to persuade Idle to repent of his sins. Whilst the majority of Hogarth’s works are based on fictional people, The Humours of an Election is a satirical series of oil paintings about an election held in Oxfordshire in 1754. The title and allegory are reminiscent of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Both the Daily Post and Grub Street Journal reported that Kate was known in the ‘hundreds’ of Drury Lane for being a ‘termagant and a terror in the neighbourhood, by frequently fighting and noisy swearing in the street at night’. Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded. After painting a prostitute in her boudoir in a garret on Drury Lane, Hogarth struck upon the idea of creating scenes from her earlier and later life. On the wall hangs a witches hat and broomstick, suggesting prostitution is the work of the devil and a box belonging to the highwayman James Dalton (d. 1730) is stored above the bed, indicating the type of people with whom Hackabout has become involved. [5], The original paintings were destroyed in a fire at Fonthill House in 1755, the country house of William Beckford (1709–1770), a politician and father of William Thomas Beckford (1 October 1760 – 2 May 1844) builder of Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire. The Four Times of Day is different from Hogarth’s previous works in that it does not follow a story but rather an observation of the goings-on in London over 24 hours. Hogarth originally painted a picture of a prostitute for rakish clientele, however, he decided to explore how the girl found herself in that situation and her eventual fate. In those days, surgeons and barbers were one and the same, hence the sign that reads “Shaving, bleeding, and teeth drawn with a touch”. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Moll is showing off a new watch (perhaps a present from Dalton, perhaps stolen from another lover) and exposing her left breast. The guests are preparing to enter the ballroom but the countess has turned her back on them to talk to a lawyer named Silvertongue. However she is soon in the clutches of a pox-ridden ‘keeper of a disorderly house’ or brothel and her fate is now settled. The prisoners go from left to right in order of decreasing wealth. With this series, Hogarth was satirising the rich and their arranged marriages. Mary Hackabout, now a harlot and mistress of a wealthy London Jew, exposes her breast and kicks over a tea table to divert his attention from the presence of her younger lover who hides behind the door of the room with her maid servant. For the first time, William Hogarth’s “Modern Moral Subjects” narrative series were united in an exhibition that explored the artist’s views on morality, society and London. Hogarth was by no means a perfect gentleman, however, he made a name for himself and tried to provide for his wife Jane, the daughter of his former tutor Sir James Thornhill. The teetering pile of pans alludes to Moll's imminent "fall". An inscription on the coffin lid reveals Hackabout died at only 23 years old, but the people in the room seem not to care about the passing of such a young life, particularly the parson who spills his drink while getting cosy with the woman seated beside him. She kicks over a table in front of him to distract his attention from her younger lover, who is creeping out of the room. Eighty years after the scenes were published, the first Cruelty to Animals Act was passed by Parliament, outlawing the animal tortures depicted in Hogarth’s work. Anonymous (after William Hogarth) English. Tom is completely oblivious to the commotion and also shows little interest in the wedding, eyeing his new wife’s pretty maid rather than focusing on the ceremony. By plate four, Goodchild has been promoted from apprentice to the bookkeeper of his master’s business. Meanwhile, a scene through a window reveals the unhygienic room belonging to a barber-surgeon. Although Goodchild has become associated with the upper class who Hogarth generally dispised, he portrays Goodchild as a well-dressed individual, whereas, the others present at the meal tend to be overweight, unruly and busy stuffing food into their mouths. The lady who the cap belonged to could be the young girl in the next scene. The jailer's wife steals clothes from Moll, winking at theft. It has been suggested the fictional character may have been inspired by Daniel Defoe’s (1660-1731) novel Moll Flanders, however, there is also a connection with the notorious prostitute Kate Hackabout, the sister of highwayman Francis Hackabout (hanged in 1730). Unfortunately, the unchaperoned girl has been discovered by Elizabeth Needham (d.1731), a middle-aged English procuress and brothel-keeper. She kicks over a table in front of him to distract his attention from her younger lover, who is creeping out of the room. The notorious rake Colonel Francis Charteris and his pimp, John Gourlay, look on, also interested in Moll. So no more at present; but I remain yours till death. The second scene takes place at a grander house, suggesting the Earl has died and the son has used his inheritance and wife’s money on luxuries. In vain the sigh, in vain the tear, Compassion never enters here; But justice clanks her iron chain, And calls forth shame, remorse, and pain.” —E. Download and buy this stock image: 'Innocence betrayed, or the journey to London', plate I of The Harlot's Progress - HEZ-1237253 from agefotostock's photo library of over 110+ million high resolution stock photos, stock pictures, videos and stock vectors Other boys in the street carry out other barbaric acts, such as burning out a bird’s eyes. Another prostitute shows her injured finger to her fellow whore, while a woman adjusts her appearance in a mirror in the background, even though she shows a syphilitic sore on her forehead. “When fear cometh as desolation, and their destruction cometh as a Whirlwind; when distress cometh upon them, they shall call upon God, but he will not answer.” In the final scene, Tom has been found guilty and hanged for his crime. If Nature touch thee, drop a Tear: Mary Hackabout, a country girl, has just arrived on the York Wagon and is examined by an extravagantly dressed bawd Mother Needham. Marriage A-la-Mode differs from Hogarth’s previous series in that it does not tell the story of an unfortunate individual but rather the unavoidably tragic story of an arranged marriage. Idle, on the other hand, has been turned away from the business and sent out to sea to earn a living. The Earl uses his family tree, which claims he is descended from William the Conqueror, to win over the miserly merchant. The husband, who carries his exhausted daughter, is a dyer by trade, evidenced by his stained finger-tips. Buy Die Charakterisierung der Mary Hackabout im Kupferstich "A Harlot's Progress" von William Hogarth (1732) by Anonym (ISBN: 9783656908760) from Amazon's Book Store. A note on the coffin lid shows that she died aged 23 on 2 September 1731. Gonson is mentioned twice in Pope’s Essays on Man. [citation needed], British composer Iain Bell composed an operatic adaptation of the work which opened at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna in 2013 with German soprano Diana Damrau in the title role. The reason for visiting the quack is uncertain; some say the husband is complaining the mercury pills previously prescribed were not curing his syphilis, whereas, others point out the girl looks particularly unwell, therefore, could be pregnant or may have been infected with syphilis by her lover. Ref: everydayhistory.org/timeline of world history. The inhabitants are good-humoured, well dressed and, although they are all drinking, are taking a break from a hard day’s work.
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