Die gequälten Thiere oder: bestrafte Grausamkeit : Mit 3 Kupfern
A children's moral tale, Die gequälten Thiere, published in 1836 by A. Asher in German, written by Mary Elliott and aimed at young readers, about siblings who mistreat animals and are punished. Its three copperplate-style engravings show a garden setting with a girl, a boy, a cat and a dog in scenes of cruelty and retribution. A designer could take from them the simple staging of storybook gardens, expressive gestures, and the compact figure groupings of early nineteenth-century juvenile prints.
