Cruelty in Perfection (The Four Stages of Cruelty)
William Hogarth
February 1, 1751
Medium
Etching and engraving; only state
Dimensions
sheet: 12 7/16 x 12 1/2 in. (31.6 x 31.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.35(120)
Tags
BirdsMenWomenDeath
About the Artist
William Hogarth · 1697–1764
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and pictorial satirist who became the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Born into poverty in London, the son of a failed schoolmaster who was imprisoned for debt, Hogarth's early experiences with the harsh realities of 18th-century urban life profoundly shaped his artistic vision. After apprenticing with si...