Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints / British Artists
The second stage of cruelty
Item Information
- Title:
- The second stage of cruelty
- Description:
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A street scene outside Thavies Inn, Holborn. In the foreground, a coach has overturned and four lawyers scramble out while Tom Nero, the coachman, beats the injured horse; other cruel and careless incidents take place beyond, and on the wall are broadsides advertising a cock-fight and a boxing bout.
- Artist:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Publisher:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Name on Item:
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Design'd by W. Hogarth
- Date:
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(c) February 1, 1751
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
- Subjects:
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Carriages & coaches
Horses
Beating
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Four stages of cruelty
- Places:
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England > London > London
Thiaves Inn, London
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 39 x 33 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jt71b
- Terms of Use:
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No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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[William Hogarth]
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Paulson: 188
- Notes (date):
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Date from item.
- Notes (citation):
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Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
- Notes (object):
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Part of the Four Stages of Cruelty series. First state.
- Identifier:
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18_06_000076
- Barcode:
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36666003800709
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