The plates A Harlot's Progress



the protagonist, moll hackabout, has arrived in london s cheapside. moll carries scissors , pincushion hanging on arm, suggesting sought employment seamstress. instead, being inspected pox-ridden elizabeth needham, notorious procuress , brothel-keeper, wants secure moll prostitution. notorious rake colonel francis charteris , pimp, john gourlay, on, interested in moll. 2 stand in front of decaying building, symbolic of moral bankruptcy. charteris fondles himself in expectation.

























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