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Four engravings by T. Cook from Hogarth's designs: "First stage of cruelty," "Second stage of cruelty," "Cruelty in perfection," and "The reward of cruelty."

From "Stadt und Feldtbuch." Man treats another's head wound while another man with arm in a sling stands by; a battle rages in the background. Date is taken from penciled note.

From "Bades-Chirurg."

A barber-surgeon operates on a man's arm; an onlooker stands nearby. Original painting is by Adriaen Brouwer.

From Hygiène et médecine des deux sexes. Surgeon operates on a man who has swallowed a fork. Shows two inset views of patient and stomach with fork inside. Drawing by Stablo.

Image portrays first surgery performed in the U.S. with ether as anaesthetic, at Massachusetts General Hospital; modern color glossy reproduction of large painting by Hinckley, completed in 1893.