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Prints and Drawings
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
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1751
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The Four Stages of Cruelty
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18th century
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Connections (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-05-26 - 2011-09-11)
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William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-02-14 - 2019-05-20)
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
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Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764
The First Stage of Cruelty: Children Torturing Animals
1751, printed 1790
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Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764
The Third Stage of Cruelty: Cruelty in Perfection - The Murder
1751, printed 1790
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Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764
The Fourth Stage of Cruelty: The Reward of Cruelty
1751, printed 1790