The Reward of Cruelty
William Hogarth
1750
Medium
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/block: 45.5 × 38.5 cm (17 15/16 × 15 3/16 in.); Sheet: 52 × 42.4 cm (20 1/2 × 16 3/4 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
227322
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...