The reward of cruelty [graphic]Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmakerpublished according to act of Parliament, Feb. 1, 1751.engTom Nero's body is laid out on a round table in a dissecting theatre. In niches on either side are two skeletons labeled "James Field" and "Macleane" after two recently hanged criminals. Three doctors work on dissecting Tom's body as a dogs 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 engraved above image.State, publisher, and series title from Paulson.Final plate in a series of four: The four stages of cruelty."Price 1s. 6d"--Left corner, below design.1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 38.5 x 31.7 cm, on sheet 59 x 46 cm.Plate 79 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.