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Black and white engraving of a night churchyard: men grab a struggling man beside a clock tower, a woman's body lies on the ground, and a lantern glows nearby.

A night scene with Tom Nero apprehended in a church-yard before the murdered body of a pregnant maidservant. Engraving by William Hogarth, 1751.

An engraving titled Cruelty in Perfection shows men seizing a struggling man in a churchyard by a clock tower, while a woman's body lies sprawled in the foreground. A lantern, scattered papers and a hat lie nearby under a moonlit sky, with a house and a watching figure beyond the wall.

Artist
William Hogarth
Date
1 February 1751
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3380 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1751.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Crueldad en perfección: escena nocturna en un cementerio, grabado de Hogarth

Un grabado titulado Crueldad en perfección muestra a unos hombres sujetando a un hombre que forcejea en un cementerio junto a una torre con reloj, mientras el cuerpo de una mujer yace tendido en primer plano. Una linterna, papeles dispersos y un sombrero están cerca, bajo un cielo iluminado por la luna.

Português: Crueldade em perfeição: cena noturna em cemitério, gravura de Hogarth

Uma gravura intitulada Crueldade em perfeição mostra homens segurando um homem que se debate em um cemitério, ao lado de uma torre com relógio, enquanto o corpo de uma mulher jaz no primeiro plano. Uma lanterna, papéis espalhados e um chapéu estão por perto, sob um céu iluminado pela lua.

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