Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A street scene showing the cruel treatment of animals at the hands of humans; a young man intervenes as a dog is tortured by offering his tart. Engraving by William Hogarth, 1751.
A street scene showing the cruel treatment of animals at the hands of humans; a young man intervenes as a dog is tortured by offering his tart. Engraving by William Hogarth, 1751.
Wellcome Collection

A street scene showing the cruel treatment of animals at the hands of humans; a young man intervenes as a dog is tortured by offering his tart. Engraving by William Hogarth, 1751.

William Hogarth

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: First stage of cruelty. designed by W. Hogarth. published according to act of Parliament Feb. 1. 1751. price 1s.

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