This print is one of a series of prints in a special edition that contains a total of ten of the fourteen etchings Hogarth made to illustrate John Beaver's book Roman Military Punishments. This special edition also includes two etchings that were intended for a never-published study of Beaver's Modern Military Punishments. The content and form of Hogarth's prints are inspired by Jacques Callot's series Les misères de la guerre.
| Artist |
William Hogarth
RKD
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John Beaver
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| Title | Cutting of the Nose, from a series of illustrations for the book Roman Military Punishments by John Beaver |
| Date | 1725 |
| Period | 18th century |
| Location | London TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: W. Hogarth Invt et sculp |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1958-V-8-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Pycke, François Ghent 1958 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1958-V-8-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2622/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A211
(human) skull
Iconclass
31A22111(NOSE) parts of the face: nose Iconclass 31F11 death's head, skull (symbol of Death) Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 41B1 open fire (in general) Iconclass 44A31 banner, standard (as symbol of the state, etc.) Iconclass 44G32 executioner, hangman Iconclass 44G33 torture Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 45K13 fortress Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 48C7341 drum (musical instrument) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Rococo AAT |
| Hogarth's Graphic Works / Ronald Paulson. - London : The Print Room, 1989 (p. 58, nr. 80 (ill. p. 250)) |
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