WILLIAM HOGARTH (English, 1697-1764). Four Stages of Cruelty, Black and white engravings, 1st state; published Feb. 1, 1751. Including First Stage of Cruelty, Second Stage of Cruelty, Cruelty in Perfection, The Reward of Cruelty. Framed - 15 in. x 12 1/2 in., sight size Estimate $700-1,000
PROVENANCE: Arthur Reader, Paintings, Prints and Bookseller, 71 Charing Cross Road, WC 2, London, September 18th, 1971. Accompanied by original receipt. Estate of Hope N. Efron, Washington DC.
