The Second Stage of Cruelty
Artist
William Hogarth
English, 1697 - 1764
DateFeb. 1, 1751
Mediumengraving
DimensionsImage: 13 15/16 × 11 9/16 in. (35.4 × 29.4 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1972.24.5B
DescriptionSecond of the series of The Four Stages of Cruelty; a street in London; in this print a horse which has fallen and broken its legs is being beaten, as is a lamb too weak to walk, a child is about to be run over, a donkey which is overloaded is being prodded with a pitchfork and a crowd of men is baiting a bull; one man is taking down the name of the driver beating the fallen horseOn View
Not on viewCollections
mid 18th century
19th century