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The Reward of Cruelty

1751
18th century
387 x 318 mm (15.2 x 12.5 in.)

William Hogarth, British (English), (1697–1764)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Etching and engraving on laid paper
State: Third of four states
Print impression quality: Very good
Series: Number 4 from set of four intaglio prints The Four Stages of Cruelty
Edition: Dated February 1751
Marks: Signed in plate, lower left: “W. Hogarth”
Bibliography: Paulson 190 iii/iv.
Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1962
Accession Number: 1962.41.5.4

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  • death
  • genre - Use for pictorial representations, which may be in various media, that represent scenes or events from everyday life; usually used with another term such as "paintings" or "prints." [April 1991 descriptor moved.]
  • medicine - Use generally for the study of human diseases and injuries, including their causes, treatment, and prevention, and with the diagnosis and management of patients. [July 1994 related term added. June 1994 scope note added; related term added. July 1993 descriptor moved. January 1991 alternate term added.]
  • series (groups) - Use for related publications issued successively, especially those bearing a collective as well as an individual title; and, in the visual arts, for groups of works by a single artist having a specific and purposeful relation among the works. [March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'series'; alternate term added; descriptor moved. January 1991 scope note added.]
  • vices - LC sh 85143163

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  • plate Dimensions: 387 x 318 mm (15.2 x 12.5 in.)

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