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George Cruikshank

220 works

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Hand-colored caricature of exaggeratedly dressed promenaders in a park, including bonnets, plumed hats and a soldier, 1818.

Dandies or Monstrosities of 1818

published October 3, 1818

Hand-colored 1817 print of a ballroom with dancing couples, musicians in a balcony, and framed vignettes of dancing animals.

La Belle Assemblée

published August 31, 1817

Pen and ink interior scene of a seated man reading a newspaper beside a sleeping dog, with crowded framed prints and shelves.

Anecdotes: Proof

1827

Etched full-length portrait of James McLean in period dress with sword and cane, a severed head at his feet.

James McLean, known as 'the gentleman highwayman'. Etching by G. Cruikshank

Engraved portrait of a stout woman in a lace headscarf holding a clay pipe and a glass, with handwritten note below.

Dolly, a proprietress of a restaurant specialising in steaks, mutton etc. Reproduction of an etching by B. Wilkes aft…

Etching of a horned demon at a workbench with elves, witches, a black cat and bats in a cave setting.

Elfin arrow manufactory

1830

Hand-colored caricature of liberty hanging on a gallows above a stage, with soldiers and a crowd below, by George Cruikshank,

Liberty Suspended! With the Bulwark of the Constitution!

published March 1817

Hand-colored etching of a stout tailor struggling against a high wind on a cliff, hats and umbrella flying, sea below.

A Tailor in a High Wind

published March 31, 1819

Hand-colored etching of a crowded street with a Savoyard hurdy-gurdy player, violinist, vendors and onlookers.

The Savoyards

published September 18, 1818

Hand-colored etching of a chaotic dinner party in a grand hall, with crowded guests, a violinist, and overturned furniture.

The New Union Club

published July 19, 1819

Hand-coloured print of a busy London street with a covered cart, pedestrians, the Ram Inn sign, and a distant dome.

Street scene in London

1812

Hand-coloured caricature print showing two figures holding screens depicting a gambling scene and a private concert, with a c

Dobbelend en musicerend gezelschap

1800

Hand-coloured caricature of a rout and a ball, with figures holding scroll panels showing crowded dancing scenes.

Gezelschap tijdens een receptie en tijdens een bal

1800

Hand-colored caricature print with two men holding scroll panels showing a London coffee house and a country ale house.

Koffiehuis in Londen en een kroeg op het platteland

1800

Etching of a crowded 19th-century city street with shops, a horse cart and tumbling figures, labeled January.

January from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1835, printed c. 1880

Black-and-white engravings of four months: May with a florist shop crowd, June in a picture gallery, July under trees, August

May from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1835, printed c. 1880

Four black and white etchings of monthly city scenes by George Cruikshank, labeled September, October, November, December.

September from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1835, printed c. 1880

Etching of a winter crowd in top hats and bonnets skating and falling on a frozen park under bare trees.

January - "Hard Frost" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1836, printed c. 1880

Etching of villagers dancing around a maypole on a green, with a church tower, flag, trees and a distant mansion.

May - "Old May Day" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1836, printed c. 1880

Etching of people carrying bundles, trunks and chairs past a church and clock tower at dusk, titled Michaelmas Day.

September - "Michaelmas Day" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1836, printed c. 1880

Etching of a seated man by a fireplace surrounded by hanging bills, jugs and a top hat, labeled January, Last Year's Bills.

January - Last Year's Bills from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1837, printed c. 1880

Etching of a crowd in period dress with ceremonial staves processing along a street beside a high wall, labelled May, Beating

May - Beating the Bounds from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1837, printed c. 1880

Etching of Cockney sportsmen in top hats firing guns in an open field while dogs run among them and smoke drifts up.

September - Cockney Sportsmen from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1837, printed c. 1880

Etching of revelers dancing and drinking in a crowded room lit by a chandelier, with a violinist, on New Year's Eve.

January - New Year's Eve from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1838, printed c. 1880

Four etched vignettes of 19th-century street life, including a flower vendor with a cart and a crowded parade on a city stree

May - "All A Growing!" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1838, printed c. 1880

Etching of caricatured guests feasting at a long dining table with a roast goose, a dog and cat on the floor.

September - Michaelmas Gander from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1838, printed c. 1880

Etching of an old man holding a crying infant in a cluttered room while a woman peeks from behind a curtain.

January - The Birth of the Year from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1839, printed c. 1880

Engraving of a schoolmaster raising a cane over a boy in a crowded schoolroom while pupils watch from desks.

February - Cutting Weather from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1839, printed c. 1880

Etching of a crowded street where people gather around a water pump under a tree as one figure is soaked.

March - Showery from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1839, printed c. 1880

Etching of a kneeling man holding a seated woman's hand while two onlookers and a vendor stand under trees.

April - Fooling from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1839, printed c. 1880

Etching of a tea party in an interior, with seated guests at a round table and a standing man holding up a boot.

May - Restoration Day from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1839, printed c. 1880

Black and white etching of two men fighting with a cleaver and sword in a yard, a household watching from a doorway, and a ha

June - Marrowbones and Cleavers from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1839, printed c. 1880