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Cruelty in Perfection

Printmaker John Bell British
After William Hogarth British
Publisher Boydell and Co. British
1790
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cruelty in Perfection
  • Printmaker: John Bell (British, active 1750–80)
  • Artist: After William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
  • Publisher: Boydell and Co. (London)
  • Date: 1790
  • Medium: Woodcut; first state of two
  • Dimensions: plate: 17 11/16 x 14 3/4 in. (45 x 37.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick Allien, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.72(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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