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Exhibition History"Outrage and Sympathy: Artists on Injustice," Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
Published ReferencesPaulson No. 189
DimensionsSheet: 22 9/16 × 17 1/4 in. (57.3 × 43.8 cm)
Plate: 15 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (38.4 × 32.1 cm)
Image: 13 7/8 × 11 11/16 in. (35.2 × 29.7 cm)
Accession Number 1977.6
Classificationsprint
CopyrightPublic Domain
InscriptionsCruelty in Perfection (u,c plate);Three 4-line verses relating to the image (l,c plate); Designed by W. Hogarth (l,l plate); Published according to Act of Parliament Feb 1, 1751 (l,l plate)
Catalogue raisonnéPaulson No. 189
Editionstate 1 of 1
Portfolio/Seriesseries, "The Four Stages of Cruelty"
Cruelty in Perfection, from "The Four Stages of Cruelty"
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines