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George Cruikshank

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Pencil sketch sheet by George Cruikshank with a central dinner party scene and surrounding caricature studies and annotations

Fashions and Frights of 1829 (recto); Angels Ever Bright and Fair (verso)

1829

Pen and watercolor sketch of a cloaked witch with a broom, surrounded by caricature heads and small figures, by George Cruiks

Mother Shipton (recto); Sheet of Sketches: Fleur-de-Lis and Figures (verso)

1864/78

Pencil and wash caricature sketch of a frowning man with spectacles and a red nose, with handwritten title above.

The Beadle

c. 1805-78

Pen and wash sketch of a caricatured man riding a galloping horse beside a dog, with trees and clouds in the background.

Comic Scene II

n.d.

Pen and wash sketch of a comic landscape with twisted tree-like figures, a stag, and small grotesque figures below clouds.

Comic Scene III

n.d.

Handwritten letter with a watercolor horse head sketch, small animal drawings and red postal stamps on laid paper.

Untitled (Cruikshank letter with sketches of horse head)

1812/78

Handwritten satirical notice about soap prices with a watercolor sketch of a hand pinching a nose above the text.

"Expected--alarming rise in the price of soap!"

1792

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing speaker addressing seated men around a long table in an interior room.

The Assembly of the Gifted: Mr.Bullock Addresses His Friends

1843

Watercolor of a girl in a blue bonnet reaching toward a grey heron by water, with yellow flowers and pink blossoms.

Girl feeding bird

Watercolour of a girl in a yellow hat carrying apples in her apron, with birds flying near an apple branch and a blue vase.

Girl with apples

Pen and ink study of dancing figures in an interior, surrounded by caricature heads and furniture sketches.

Study for the The Dancing Lesson, part 2: The Minuet

c.1835

Watercolor design of an art gallery interior with a shopkeeper greeting a couple among paintings and sculptures.

Design for Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery

1873

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a collar, with three small figure studies drawn below on the same sheet.

Self-Portrait with Three Sketches

n.d.

Sheet of Sketches with Self-Portrait

n.d.

Two Self-Portraits in Profile

n.d.

Self-Portrait in Profile

n.d.

Watercolor sketch of people fleeing a burning building, with flames, smoke, a cat on the roof, and a crowd below.

People Fleeing a Burning Building

n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a balding man with side whiskers in a high collar, bust-length, facing left.

Self-Portrait

n.d.

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a grey koala clinging to a green eucalyptus branch, labeled Koala, on a sketchbook page.

Sketchbook

n.d.

Watercolor sketch of a crested bird with a pipe-smoking man and a shoreline, captioned with a Tennyson quotation.

In the Spring the Wanton Lapwing gets himself another Crest

n.d.

Watercolor drawing of tiny fairies examining framed artworks in a gallery with placards naming Raphael, Titian, and Rembrandt

Fairy Connoisseurs Inspecting Mr. Frederick Locker's Collection of Drawings

1867

Pencil sketch sheet by George Cruikshank with studies of Falstaff, Titania and Bottom, and handwritten labels.

Early Sketches for Falstaff, Midsummer Night's Dream

n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a comic scene with a rider on a horse, a winged figure, and a dragon-like beast near a tree.

Comic Scene I

n.d.

Pen sketch of a comic fantasy scene with a running figure, a winged creature, and gnarled tree faces under drifting clouds.

Comic Scene

n.d.

Brown ink drawing of fashionable Victorian figures in enormous crinoline dresses and top hats strolling under trees in a park

"Taking the Air" in Hyde Park [verso]

1865

Pen and watercolor drawing of a stout man and a thin man with a cane, captioned May your shadow never be less.

An Unkind Wish

c. 1833