'First Stage of Cruelty', plate I from The Four Stages of Cruelty, 1751. Artist: Anon

'First Stage of Cruelty', plate I from The Four Stages of Cruelty, 1751. Artist: Anon

1-237-223 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'First Stage of Cruelty', plate I from The Four Stages of Cruelty, 1751. Tom Nero is torturing a dog with an arrow, whilst another young man attempts to prevent the torment, in vain, by offering Tom his tart. Behind, a man draws a figure hanging from a gibbet with the youth's name below, predicting his fortune.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Anon:
After
  1. William Hogarth: British; English: Artist, painter, engraver

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Animal Life

Artistic Representations Satires

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3774x4629
File Size : 51,182kb


Aliases

  1. 25115
  1. 0220000134
  1. 1-237-223
  1. 1237223
  1. 134
  1. 25115
  1. A3

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