G9034: Cruelty in Perfection
PrintsA print depict a crowd of men, some carrying pitchforks and rifles, surrounding a bald man. At the bald man’s feet lay a nearly beheaded woman dead on the sidewalk, a wooden chest and a cloth bag spilling their contents on the street beside her. In the background, there is a wooden fence, a building with a clock, and a large home in the distance. A crescent moon is in the sky as a bat and an owl fly overhead. Text above the image reads "Cruelty in Perfection."
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- G9034
- People
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William Hogarth, British (London 1697 - 1764 London)
- Title
- Cruelty in Perfection
- Other Titles
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Series/Book Title: The Four Stages of Cruelty
Alternate Title: The Four Stages of Cruelty, Plate 3. - Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1751
- Culture
- British
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/238113
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Etching and engraving
- Technique
- Etching and engraving
- Dimensions
- plate: 38.6 x 31.8 cm (15 3/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: ST of 4 B
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- i/i
- Standard Reference Number
- P. 189, BM Sat. 3159
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
- Object Number
- G9034
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
Verification Level
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