Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
Title:
The First Stage of Cruelty: Children Torturing Animals
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: "74"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2010.12.7
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cruelty | rooster | dogs (animals) | cats (domestic cats) | parish | bone | steeple | church | violence | children | torture | lamppost | street | genre subject | balloon
Associated Places:
Europe | England | United Kingdom | London | St Giles
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:62703