Hanging by the Thumbs, from a series of illustrations for the book Roman Military Punishments by John Beaver

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

William Hogarth (etchers)
,
John Beaver (author)

Date

1725

Period

18th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) William Hogarth VIAF RKD Wikidata, John Beaver
Type etching AAT
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper AAT
Dimensions 42 x 78 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 1958-V-8-6
Description
Subjects figures (representations) AAT , landscapes AAT
Tags torture Iconclass, violent death by hanging Iconclass, thumb Iconclass, private soldier Iconclass, the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass, pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass, firearms: rifle Iconclass, hacking and thrusting weapons (SABRE) Iconclass, tent Iconclass, riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass, horse Iconclass, horse in motion Iconclass, trees Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1958-V-8-6
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2626/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1958-V-8-6
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