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What was William Hogarth's Harlot's?
A Harlot's Progress (also known as The Harlot's Progress) is a series of six paintings and engravings by the English artist William Hogarth.
And what was William Hogarth's Rake's Progresses?
A Rake's Progress (or The Rake's Progress) is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth.

Question: Was his work well respected?
Self-contained rewrite: Was William Hogarth's work well respected?