M20084: The Harlot Beats Hemp in Bridewell Prison
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M20084
- People
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William Hogarth, British (London 1697 - 1764 London)
- Title
- The Harlot Beats Hemp in Bridewell Prison
- Other Titles
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Alternate Title: A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4.
Series/Book Title: A Harlot's Progress - Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- c. 1732
- Period
- George II (1727-1760)
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/231374
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Etching and engraving
- Dimensions
- plate: 31.5 x 39 cm (12 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- collector's mark: verso, lower left, black ink: a collector's stamp with the letters R and K combined
- inscription: recto, lower text margin, engraving, in artist's hand: Hogarth added a Latin cross to the plate after the first edition was printed in 1732
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- iii/iii
- Edition
- not from first edition of 1732
- Standard Reference Number
- P. 124, BM Sat. 2075
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Ralph Kirkpatrick
- Object Number
- M20084
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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