Cruelty

Date: 1751

From: Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790

Reference: D-020-076

Description: The subject is the wanton cruelty to animals and humans. It follows the `progress' of a young man, Tom Nero, who takes delight in various forms of extreme cruelty and ends up victim of his own example. The third stage of Tom's `progress' shows his brutality to animals leading inexoriably to brutality to humans. Tom Nero is being arrested in a country churchyard for having murdered Ann Gill, a servant from the house in the background. Tom has seduced Ann into stealing her mistress's silver plate and other valuables, as her letter to him, taken from Tom's pocket by the man kneeling to his right, tells us. Tom has slit her throat, wrist and finger to obtain the spoils. The knife has been retrieved and is flourished in front of Tom by one of those who apprehend him, while his open coat reveals the further weaponry of a pistol in his inside pocket. Stolen watches and a second pistol on the ground indicate his `career' as a highwayman. Those who have arrested him either throw up their hands in despair or threaten him with their fists at his savagely callous deed. The clock on the church tower shows it is 1 am. An owl, a bat, the moon and a toped yew tree add touches of gothic horror to the scene, as does the skull and crossbones on the tombstone against the fence. Ann has brought all her wordly treasures with her in a box marked `A.G.' Her Book of Common Prayer and a treatise entitled `God's revenge against murder' spill out of it, showing her as a basically good person beguiled into wickedness. The verse below the image is attributed to James Townley Source of descriptive information - Literary Encyclopaedia (www.litencyc.com) Inscriptions: Recto - above image - Cruelty in perfection; Recto - beneath image - Verse and publication details The four prints were published on 21 Feb 1750/51. They were published in two versions: one on ordinary paper for one shilling and the other for collectors on finer paper at one shilling and sixpence. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 385 x 320 mm (platemark), on cream wove paper, 650 x 485 mm

Date: 1920 - 1925

From: Baker, William George, 1864-1929 :[Sketchbook of views mostly of the Wellington region and South Island. 1920-1925].

Reference: E-628-042

Description: A reproduction of the text of a verse: "They say the world is round. / And yet I often think it's square. So many little hurts we get / From corners here & there. / But only one great thing I've found in life / Whilst journeying to the West. The only folks [we] really wound / Are those we love the best" Other Titles - 23 March 1925 Extended Title - From W G Baker's [Sketchbook of views of the Wellington region and South Island. 1920-1925 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink handwriting on page of sketchbook, 120 x 147 mm.

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012062

Description: Image shows a dog leash in the shape of a question mark with a dog collar forming the stop. Text reads 'Unleashing....the debate'. Refers to the news that the Invercargill City Council killed six harmless rottweiler puppies recently because of their breed, while the dog's aggressive mother was returned to its owners for a fee. The SPCA is appalled by the behaviour of the ICC. Alternate version of DCDL-0012063 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Allison, Celia, 1958- :[Digital cartoons featuring 'Cecily' published in various publications].

Reference: DCDL-0006459

Description: Cecily is at a Chistmas party which is outside around the pool. Dressed in her little two piece she shows a suspicion of flab as she quaffs her drink and helps herself to a little something delicious and considers the cruelty of the coincidence of Christmas and summer. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2010

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0015412

Description: In the first frame a Taliban leader calls for a 'Joint NATO, Islamic conference and UN Commission of Inquiry into the soaring numbers of civilians being killed in Afghanistan. In the second frame he dismisses a pile of stones over a body as its being no mystery, just a stoning because of suspicion of adultery. NATO and the United Nations are cautiously considering a Taliban proposal to set up a joint commission to investigate allegations of civilians being killed and wounded in the conflict in Afghanistan, diplomats in Kabul have told Britain's Guardian newspaper. The Taliban overture, which came in a statement posted on its website, will revive a divisive debate about whether to conduct any formal talks with insurgents who are responsible for the majority of civilian casualties in Afghanistan, and whose assassination campaign now kills one person a day on average. (Internet Press) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0017127

Description: President Qaddafi of Libya takes control of a machine gun saying 'Vile and brutal dictator am I? Well I'll show you vile and brutal...' Context - while the governments of Tunisia and Egypt were relatively light-handed in the face of the recent popular uprisings, in Libya there has been a brutal and swift response by security forces, with reports of a massacre in the capital's Tajura and Fashlum districts. A shoot to kill order is also reportedly in place. Warplanes have fired on protesters in Tripoli. Gaddafi has also ordered in mercenaries from other parts of Africa. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0012063

Description: Image shows a dog leash in the shape of a question mark with a dog collar forming the stop. Text reads 'Unleashing....the dogbate'. Refers to the news that the Invercargill City Council killed six harmless rottweiler puppies recently because of their breed, while the dog's aggressive mother was returned to its owners for a fee. The SPCA is appalled by the policy of the ICC. Alternate version of DCDL-0012062 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 1943 - 1945

By: Willetts, John, 1922-2010

Reference: B-183-014

Description: Shows a a rural view looking out through the grid bars of a prison window. In the foreground interior, a man rests his head on his left forearm and grasps one of the bars with his right hand. His pose is despondent. Inscriptions: Verso - centre - [Title] Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on fine linen stuck to board, 470 x 380 mm.