The reward of cruelty [graphic]Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, printmakerNovr. 1st, 1807.engTom Nero's body is laid out on a round table in a dissecting theatre. In niches on either side are two skeletons labeled "Gentn: Harry" and "Macleane" after two recently hanged criminals. Three doctors work on dissecting Tom's body as a dog feeds on his entrails. The room is filled with doctors reading and discussing, the whole presided over by the chief surgeon in a large chair emblazoned with the arms of the Royal College of PhysiciansTitle etched below image.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.Final print in a series of four: The four stages of cruelty.Plate from: Nichols, J. The genuine works of William Hogarth. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row, 1808-17, v. 1, page 199.Copy of an engraving by Hogarth that was published in 1751. Cf. No. 3166 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 3. See also: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 190.Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Anatomy theatres -- Prevention of cruelty to animals -- Company of Surgeons -- Surgeon's Hall -- Freke, John (1688-1756).