Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
Title:
The Third Stage of Cruelty: Cruelty in Perfection - The Murder
Date:
1751, printed 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 24 7/8 x 19 1/4 inches (63.2 x 48.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite lower right: "76"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2010.12.9
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
owl | topiary | men | night | genre subject | house | knife | moon | cemetery | trees | graveyard | lantern | torture | headstone | bat | tombstone | grave | dagger | cruelty | death | murder
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:62705