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Moll Hackabout beating hemp in Bridewell Prison
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Moll Hackabout beating hemp in Bridewell Prison

William Hogarth · 1732 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Moll Hackabout is gevangen genomen in een werkhuis in Tothill Fields voor gokkers, prostituées en bordeelhouders. De vrouw achter Moll houdt spottend stukken stof van Molls rijk gedecoreerde jurk omhoog.

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printprison, jailmocking, insultingteasingwhore, prostituteTothill Fields
Credit lineMoll Hackabout slaat hennep in Bridewell Prison. 1732. William Hogarth. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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