The Reward of Cruelty
William Hogarth
1751
Medium
etching and engraving
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate): 38.6 × 31.8 cm (15 3/16 × 12 1/2 in.) mount: 62.7 × 45.1 cm (24 11/16 × 17 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1944.5.39
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...