A Harlot's Progress
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A Harlot's Progress is a series of six paintings and engravings by the English artist William Hogarth. The series shows the story of a young woman, M. Hackabout, who arrives in London from the country
Moll, the jailer and his wife
prisoners, Moll's servant
Two doctors and the landlady
Moll, her maid and son
Francis Charteris (rake)
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Colonel Francis Charteris, nicknamed "The Rape-Master General", was a Scottish soldier and adventurer who earned a substantial sum of money through gambling and the South Sea Bubble. He was also a ser
A Harlot's Progress
…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…
Colonel Francis Charteris
Charteris' mistress, prostitute Sally Salisbury