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The reward of cruelty
Title
The reward of cruelty [graphic].
Publication
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [ca. 1900?]
Physical Description
1 photomechanical print ; sheet 19.9 x 13.3 cm
Local Notes
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Anatomical theatre -- Prevention of cruelty to animals -- Company of Surgeons -- Surgeon's Hall -- Freke, John (1688-1756).
Notes
Title from text below image.
Reproduction of an engraving by Hogarth that was published in 1751. Cf. No. 3166 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 3. See also: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 190.
Date of publication supplied by cataloger.
Final print in a series of four: The four stages of cruelty.
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Summary
Tom Nero's body is laid out on a round table in a dissecting theatre. In niches on either side are two skeletons labeled "Gentn: Harry" and "Macleane" after two recently hanged criminals. Three doctors work on dissecting Tom's body as a dog feeds on his entrails. The room is filled with doctors reading and discussing, the whole presided over by the chief surgeon in a large chair emblazoned with the arms of the Royal College of Physicians.
Variant and related titles
Four stages of cruelty.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 06, 2022
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1900.
Photomechanical prints - England - 1900.
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