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Cruelty in Perfection: 22.K.3-38

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cruelty in Perfection
The Four Stages of Cruelty

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hogarth, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

1750 - 1751

Note

State I/I

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.K.3-38
Primary reference Number: 129995
Paulson: 189
Stephens/George: 3159
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 23 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cruelty in Perfection" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129995 Accessed: 2024-11-28 23:05:37

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129995 |title=Cruelty in Perfection |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-28 23:05:37|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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