Hogarth on venereal disease. Sixth scene from 'A Harlot's Progress',a series of six engravings from 1732 by English artist William Hogarth (1697-1764),telling the story of a young woman who becomes a prostitute and dies from venereal (sexually transmitted) disease. In the previous scene,she was shown dying from syphilis. This final scene shows her coffin attended by mourners (mostly other prostitutes) and a parson (left),her maid (lower right) crying and drinking brandy in a chair,and her son (in front of the coffin). Here,Hogarth's work has inspired and is being used to illustrate John Durant Breval (Joseph Gay)'s poem 'The Lure of Venus' (1733) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / British Library |
Bildgröße: | 5523 px × 4608 px |
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