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© Bruce M. White, 2010.
A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
© Bruce M. White, 2010.
ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist (British, 1697 - 1764)

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1

AAT Object Form/FunctionEngravings (prints)
Date1732
MediumEngraving
Credit LineGift of Dr. Robert P. Coggins
Dimensions18 5/8 x 24 1/8 in. (47.3 x 61.3 cm)
Object number1977.003.024
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
Old Master Drawings and Prints from the Museum Collection, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, March 12 - June 7, 1986
A Harlot's Progress: Hogarth's Comic History, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 1 - December 4, 2011
Published ReferencesEmory University, Campus Report (August 7, 1978), 1.
Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections, Atlanta, Georgia, February 15 - April 4, 1982 (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 14.
MCCM Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2011.
ProvenanceEx coll. Dr. Robert P. Coggins (1924-1989), Marietta, Georgia. Donated by Coggins to Emory University Art History Department, 1977. Transferred to Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, ca. 1981.
InscribedBL "A Harlots Progress Plate 1"
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Works of Art on Paper
Technical NotesEmory students Eveleigh Wagner and Courtney Von Stein worked with consulting paper conservator Elizabeth Schulte to clean six prints of A Harlot’s Progress by British artist William Hogarth. As acid is gently washed out of the paper, the prints become brighter and more stable for long-term preservation. The bathing process illustrates Le Chatelier’s principle, demonstrating the effects of temperature and concentration on pH. This video describes the process.