The whore's last shift – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique engraving of The whore's last shift brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The whore's last shift
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Its blunt title, *The whore's last shift*, signals a subject that British satirists of the 1770s treated with a mix of mockery and moral warning. Published by W. Humphrey and dated February 9, 1779, the engraving belongs to a large body of London cartoon prints that sold cheaply and were enjoyed for their jokes as much as their social commentary. The publisher and date come from a caption card and have not been independently verified. Prints like this often paired coarse humor with pointed sketches of street life, which makes them useful evidence of how the period viewed urban vice.
| Created / published | 1779 Feb. 9. |
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| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | Engraving published by W. Humphrey. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Women; Prostitutes; Cartoons, Br.; Pub. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,125 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157496 |
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