William Hogarth, The Reward of Cruelty (Four Stages of Cruelty, plate 4), 1751.
358 mm x 298 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
RA Collection: Art
358 mm x 298 mm
Hogarth's works
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William Hogarth
The First Stage of Cruelty (Four Stages of Cruelty, plate 1), 1751
The Second Stage of Cruelty (Four Stages of Cruelty, plate 2), 1751
Cruelty in Perfection (Four Stages of Cruelty, plate 3), 1751
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