Tom Nero, now a highwayman, has been arrested for the murder. He stands in the churchyard over the body of his pregnant lover, Ann Gill, whose throat and wrist are severed. One from the group of men who have apprehended Tom show him the knife as the others restrain him; they are armed with pitchforks, sticks, and other farm tools. Ann lies on her back on the ground, the bundle of plate that she has stolen from her mistress at Nero's request spilling out at her side. The light from the lantern in the left foreground illuminates the contents of Ann's letter to Tom telling the story of her entanglement and guilt. A box with her initials is open revealing a copy of the Book of Common Prayer and a copy of God's revenge against murder. Also on the ground near the lantern are Tom's pistol and a collection of watches that he has stolen. The clock in the church tower shows 1:00; a bat and owls circle overhead
Description:
Title, state, and series title from Paulson. and Third in a series of four: The four stages of cruelty.
Publisher:
Invd. & publish'd by Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Cemeteries, Criminals, Churches, Homicides, Pregnant women, and Rake's progress
Title devised by curator, based on pencil annotation "Eaton-Socon" at bottom of mounting sheet., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Date supplied by cataloger., and Mounted on page 78a in an extra-illustrated copy of: Lysons, D. Magna Britannia. London : T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813.
Subject (Geographic):
Eaton Socon (St. Neots, England)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Churches, and Cemeteries
Title and date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from text., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Paris, François de, 1690-1727.
Subject (Topic):
Hysteria, Religious aspects, Crutches, People with disabilities, Loss of consciousness, Religious groups, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, Religious meetings, and Cemeteries
Title devised by curator., Unsigned and undated., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Title supplied by curator., Date and place of publication from item., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Depicts the Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 37., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Anatomy in Art.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Ezekiel (Biblical prophet).
Subject (Topic):
Visions in the Bible, Human anatomy, Skeletons, Dead persons, Angels, Tombs & sepulchral monuments, and Cemeteries
A view of a church, probably in Glouchestershire, including the churchyard with gravestones, as scene over a wall with a gate. Outside the wall, two pigs and a saddeld horse feed or drink as a dog sits on the wall looking in.
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Date of printing based on watermark., With another untitled plate on same sheet: [Baptismal font] / drawn and engrav'd by T. Bonnor. [London] : Publish'd according to act of Parliament January 1st, 1782, By Ralph Bigland, Garter principal King of Arms, [1 January 1794?], and Bound in a volume of prints [English cathedrals and monuments]; leaf numbered '8' in mss. Label on front cover: Prints. For further information consult library staff.
