Lot n° 403

Harlot's progress. 

Estimation : 150 / 250
Adjudication : 130 €
Description
Nice complete set of "Harlot's Progress" which tells the story of the fall and speedy destruction of a girl who comes from the country to London to earn a livelihood. The work is primarily didactic. The original paintings were destroyed in a fire. The original plates survived, and were sold by Hogarth's widow, Jane, to John Boydell in 1789; by him to Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1818; and then to Henry Bohn in 1835. Each produced further copies. Our set is probably printed by Cradock or Bohn. 
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