[The reward of cruelty] [graphic].

Description

Title: [The reward of cruelty] [graphic].
Creator: Bell, John, active 1721-1780, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [1 February 1751]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Wm. Hogarth
Abstract: Tom Nero's body is laid out on a round table in a dissecting theatre. In niches on either side are two skeletons labeled "Gentn: Harry" and "Macleane" after two recently hanged criminals. Three doctors work on dissecting Tom's body as a dogs feeds on his entrails. The room is filled with doctors reading and discussing, the whole presided over by the chief surgeon in a large chair emblazoned with the arms of the Royal College of Physicians
Description: Title and printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
State, publisher, and series title from Paulson.
Final plate in a series of four: The four stages of cruelty.
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Dissection -- Anatomical Theatres -- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -- Company of Surgeons -- Surgeon's Hall -- Freke, John (1688-1756).
On page 158 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed to: 51.6 x 40 cm.
Provenance: George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 47.8 x 41 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English