Mary Hackabout, now become a harlot and mistress of a wealthy London Jew, kicks over a tea table to divert his attention from the presence of her younger lover when he arrives unexpectedly. A monkey and young black servant boy look on the scene with frighten expressions. On the walls hang paintings with scenes from the Old Testament which amplify the artist's moral message
Alternative Title:
Harlot's progress. Plate 2
Description:
Title from caption above image., Printer's statement from Plate I of the series., Copy in reverse of Hogarth's print published in 1732; Bowles at the Mercer's Hall address 1725-1731., Engraved below image, three columns, six lines each, beginning: Debauch'd & then kick'd out of doors, The fate of all Francisco's whores ..., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., No. 2 of a series of 6 pirated copies of Hogarth's engravings of "A harlot's progress". Imprint varies from the Bowles copy described as no. 2036, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v.3., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed for Iohn Bowles at Mercer's Hall in Cheapside
