The Reward of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: William Hogarth
Artist bio: British, London 1697–1764 London
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: British
Date: February 1, 1751
Medium: Etching and engraving; third state of three
Dimensions: plate: 15 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (38.8 x 32 cm)
sheet: 15 3/4 x 13 1/16 in. (40 x 33.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Suffering|Men|Women|Coat of Arms|Punishment