Cruelty in Perfection
William Hogarth · 1750 · Woodcut with letterpress in black on ivory laid paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Cruelty in Perfection is a public-domain illustration by William Hogarth, dated 1750. Woodcut with letterpress in black on ivory laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Cruelty in Perfection” (1750) is a Hogarth subject: a scene of contemporary life, usually an engraving, meant to be read for what the people are doing.
About the artist
William Hogarth (1697–1764) was an English painter and engraver of modern moral subjects. Series such as A Harlot’s Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode tell one story across several plates.
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