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The First Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty) by William Hogarth, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The First Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

William Hogarth (d. 1764)

February 1, 1751 · Etching and engraving; first state of two

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The First Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty) by William Hogarth, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The First Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

William Hogarth (d. 1764)

February 1, 1751 · Etching and engraving; first state of two

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The Second Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty) by William Hogarth, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Second Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

William Hogarth (d. 1764)

February 1, 1751 · Etching and engraving; first state of two

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The Second Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty) by William Hogarth, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Second Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

William Hogarth (d. 1764)

February 1, 1751 · Etching and engraving; first state of two

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The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (d. 1778)

ca. 1749–50 · Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of four (Robison)

Cleared · Public Domain

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Private School by Thomas Rowlandson, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Private School

Thomas Rowlandson (d. 1827)

May 10, 1802 · Hand-colored etching

Cleared · Public Domain

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The First Stage of Cruelty by Dent, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The First Stage of Cruelty

Dent (d. 1800)

ca. 1800 · Engraving

Cleared · Public Domain

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Songs of Experience: A Poison Tree by William Blake, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Songs of Experience: A Poison Tree

William Blake (d. 1827)

[1794] printed ca. 1825 · Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold

Cleared · Public Domain

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Songs of Experience: London by William Blake, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Songs of Experience: London

William Blake (d. 1827)

[1794] printed ca. 1825 · Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold

Cleared · Public Domain

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Songs of Experience: The Angel by William Blake, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Songs of Experience: The Angel

William Blake (d. 1827)

[1794] printed ca. 1825 · Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold

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Songs of Experience: The Little Vagabond by William Blake, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Songs of Experience: The Little Vagabond

William Blake (d. 1827)

[1794] printed ca. 1825 · Relief etching printed in orange-brown ink and hand-colored with watercolor and shell gold

Cleared · Public Domain

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Execution of the Conspirators by Alexander Gardner, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Execution of the Conspirators

Alexander Gardner (d. 1882)

July 7, 1865 · Albumen silver print from glass negative

Cleared · Public Domain

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