Recto: Inscribed in black printed ink, in plate, left bottom edge: While various Scenes of sportive Woe / The Infant Race emply, / And tortur'd Victims bleeding shew / The Tyrant in the Boy. / Design'd by W. Hogarth
Recto: Inscribed in black printed ink, in plate, center bottom edge: Behold! a Youth of gentler Heart, / To spare the Creature's pain / O take, he cries—take all my Tart, / But Tears and Tart are vain. / Published according to Act of Parliament Feb. 1. 1751.
Recto: Inscribed in black printed ink, in plate, right bottom edge: Learn from this fair Example — You / Whom savage Sports delight, / How Cruelty disgusts the view / While Pity charms the sight. / Price 1.
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, on mat, bottom left corner: SSCB09PAE
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, on mat, center bottom edge: William Hogarth 1697-1794 / The First Stage of Cruelty from The Four Stages of Cruelty (February 1750/1) / Paulson 187, I/II, before the price is removed / A good, lifetime impression
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, on mat, bottom right corner: $1400.-
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: 0539 IM/encircled letters EM/ s[?] [?] fo[?] [possibly “set of four”]/[illegible]

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