Scientists Find a Cure for Empathy, 1997
Graphite, gouache, and watercolor on paper mounted on canvas
53 1/2 x 52 1/4 in (135.9 x 132.7 cm)
© Sue Coe
Scene 22 from the Pit. The Pit is roughly based on Hogarth's The Four Stages of Cruelty, a series of engravings that were made, in Hogarth's words, 'in the hope...
Scene 22 from the Pit. The Pit is roughly based on Hogarth's The Four Stages of Cruelty, a series of engravings that were made, in Hogarth's words, "in the hope of, in some degree, correcting the barbarous treatment of animals, the very sight of which renders the streets of our metropolis so distressing to every feeling mind."
Publications
Sue Coe, Pit’s Letter, 2000