C. engraving that satirized English society and its activities
Explanation:
William Hogarth was an English artist known as a painter, pictorial satirist and social critic. Most of his works are satirical caricatures, and his most famous ones are his series of moral works "A Harlot's progress" and "A Rake´s progress". The series "A Harlot's progress" told the story of a woman who arrived to London from the countryside and became a prostitute. It was published as engravings, and the original paintings were burned in a fire.
Therefore, option C) best describes Hogarth's progress series