Jane Douglas
Jane Douglas (c. 1698 – 10 June 1761), commonly known as Mother Douglas, was a brothel-keeper in mid-18th century London. Known at the time as "The Empress of the Bawds", her house in Covent Garden attracted customers from the higher echelons of society.
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Detail from Hogarth's The March of the Guards to Finchley, 1745 showing Douglas in the window at the bottom right praying for the safe return of her "Babes of Grace". Douglas' girls line the other windows, and the cats on the roof indicate the house is a "cattery"; the signboard shows King Charles | |
| Born | c.1698 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 10 June 1761 London, England, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Other names | Mother Douglas |
| Occupation | Brothel-keeper |
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