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Hogarth Engravings: Four Stages of Cruelty (4) [187178]

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Hogarth Engravings: Four Stages of Cruelty (4) [187178]
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These Hogarth prints are entitled The Four Stages of Cruelty, a series of four printed engravings published by English artist William Hogarth in 1751. Each print depicts a different stage in the life of the fictional Tom Nero.
Beginning with the torture of a dog as a child in the First stage of cruelty, Nero progresses to beating his horse as a man in the Second stage of cruelty, and then to robbery, seduction, and murder in Cruelty in perfection. Finally, in The reward of cruelty, he receives what Hogarth warns is the inevitable fate of those who start down the path Nero has followed: his body is taken from the gallows after his execution as a murderer and is mutilated by surgeons in the anatomical theatre.
These have one ragged edge on heavy bond paper and measure 5.5"x 7.5", with the full page measuring 8"x 11". these were published in 1807. Please see photos for more details. [ United Kingdom