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 | Hanging by the Thumbs, 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 fect |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1958-V-8-6 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Pycke, François Ghent 1958 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1958-V-8-6 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2626/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25G3
trees
Iconclass
31A22461 thumb Iconclass 31A25331 pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass 31E2355 violent death by hanging Iconclass 41A191 tent Iconclass 44G33 torture Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 45C13(SABRE) hacking and thrusting weapons (SABRE) Iconclass 45C16(RIFLE) firearms: rifle Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 46C1318 horse in motion Iconclass |
| School / Style | Rococo AAT |
| Hogarth's Graphic Works / Ronald Paulson. - London : The Print Room, 1989 (p. 58, nr. 81 (ill. p. 250)) |
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