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George Cruikshank

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Hand-coloured etching of a crowded drawing room with elegantly dressed guests jostling at a doorway.

Overvol salon

1818

Hand-coloured print of a chaotic nursery party with dancing children, toys, a rocking horse and a woman carrying food.

Feest in de kinderkamer

1826

Hand-coloured print of a chaotic Piccadilly street with crowds, overturned carts, a coach and a coffee house facade.

Verkeerschaos buiten het hotel Old White Horse Cellar in Piccadilly

1818

Engraved portrait of the Earl and Countess of Somerset in period costume, with ruffs, a feathered hat and an ornate headdress

Earl and Countess of Somerset, Accomplices inthe Murder of Sir Thomas Overbury

1792

Crowded engraved panorama of a city square with a Bacchus statue, drinking revelers, feasting tables and factory chimneys beh

The Drinking Customs of Society or Worship of Bacchus

1864

Hand-colored etching of fashionable figures dancing before pink theatre curtains on a wooden floor, 1817.

La Poule

published June 4, 1817

Hand-colored print of three dandies making music in a drawing room, with a poodle, sheet music and framed paintings.

Humming Birds, or A Dandy Trio

published July 15, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of a woman with a whip and a seated man on a red sofa, with a spinning top on the floor.

Prinses Charlotte uitgespeeld met haar Hollandse tol, 1814

1814

Decorative etched border with sporting vignettes like hunting, boxing, cricket and horse racing around a blank center.

Anecdotes: Border for a Title Page

1827

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

Etching of a man in a tall hat striding with a cane while a woman in a long skirt is pulled behind him beside a tree.

The ghost of Mrs Leckie

1830

Etching of a man falling through the air amid winged demons while onlookers in period dress raise their arms in alarm.

The persecuted butler. From Letters on demonology and witchcraft by Sir Walter Scott

1830

Etching of Puck riding a winged horse rearing above a mountain, surrounded by cloud scenes of dancing figures and a train.

Puck on Pegasus

1861

Hand-coloured caricature of Napoleon in a tub of hot water attended by allied doctors with medicine chest and leeches.

Napoleon in bad, 1813

1813

Hand-colored caricature of a plumed Napoleon seated among tailors in a cluttered workshop, with a sea view through the window

Napoleons terugkeer van Elba, 1815

1815

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

Hand-colored satirical etching of men and a woman in a crowded room, with a seated official and partly undressed figures.

Irish Decency ! ! ! no. 1

published August 25, 1819

Hand-colored satirical etching of ragged men before a seated official in blue, with speech balloons and a yellow basket label

Irish Decency ! ! ! no. 2

published August 30, 1819

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

Etched caricature of a violin-playing dancing master teaching a stout woman in a long dress to dance a minuet.

The Dancing Lesson, Part 2: The Minuet

1835

Etched caricature of a lanky dancing master with violin beside a dancing woman, while two men watch from the right.

The Dancing Lesson, Part 3: L'ete

1825

Hand-coloured 1814 caricature of a seated woman in a feathered headdress holding a puppet of a young man with an Orange banne

De prins van Oranje als speeltje voor prinses Charlotte, 1814

1814

Etched trade card showing an old man reading in a book-lined study, with the name J.W. Bouton, Bookseller, Broadway, New York

Visitekaartje van J.W. Bouton, boekverkoper te New York

1871

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

Etched trade card of Samuel P. Avery's Fine Art Room showing a shopkeeper with a couple among paintings and sculpture.

Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery--Fine Art Room

1873

Hand-colored print of a man in a red armchair tormented by small devils hammering and pinching his head beside a fireplace.

The Headache

c. 1819

Hand-colored satirical etching of a woman boarding a ship with help from a naval officer while sailors and a startled clergym

Female Intrepidity

1816

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.

Crowded engraved scene of a city celebration with a statue on a barrel pedestal, chimneys, ships and feasting crowds.

Worship of Bacchus

1864

Hand-colored print of a Paris coffee house with a bowing waiter, a uniformed officer, a woman with a tray, and a seated man u

John Bull zit in het koffiehuis van mevrouw Véry te Parijs

1821

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

Etching of tiny fairies inspecting artworks labeled Raphael, Titian, Hogarth and Rembrandt in an ornate gallery room.

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

1868

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.

Etching of men in top hats crowding benches at a print auction, an auctioneer on a podium at right, framed prints on the wall

Prentenveiling

1828

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

Hand-colored 1817 caricature of a dandy in tailcoat and yellow gloves raising a lorgnette, holding a top hat.

D_d Angelic pon honor-Fascinating Creature Monstrous Handsome!!

published August 9, 1817

Hand-colored print of a seated woman and a standing dandy in a candlelit room with a fireplace and speech bubbles.

A Dandy & a Dandyzette

published October 25, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of a dandy midshipman being laced into corsets by sailors on a ship deck, with speech balloons.

Lacing in Style

published March 6, 1819

Hand-colored caricature comparing armored medieval knights with 1819 British military officers in plumed hats and braided uni

Ancient and Modern Military Dandies of 1450

published February 8, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of a kneeling man holding a sick woman's hand in a canopy bed while another woman weeps nearby.

England's Only Hope Departing

published December 2, 1817

Hand-colored satire of the Dey of Algiers riding a carriage while chained English sailors are dragged past ships and Britanni

The Triumph of the Dey of Algiers Over the Naval Glory of England!!

published July 1816

Hand-coloured caricature of a many-headed hydra slain by a lion and a man with a petition scroll, with Britannia nearby.

Death of the Property Tax!!

published March 1816

Hand-colored caricature of men seated at a table with speech balloons and papers, titled Conspirators, or Delegates in Counci

Conspirators, or Delegates in Council

published July 1, 1817

Hand-coloured caricature of a giant teapot belching steam over a London street, crowds pouring from its spout, sacks of adult

The T Trade in Hot Water

published November 14, 1818

Hand-colored satire of sheep tugging a sack of fish and loaves against clergymen in wigs, with scrolls and caption text.

Pull Devil, Pull Baker!

published April 30, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of political riders racing sheep and horses toward a Treasury gate, with protest banners.

A Match for the Kings Plate-By Hacks

published February 27, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of a red carriage with outriders and turbaned attendants arriving at a building, with onlookers and d

A R-Y-L Visit to a Foreign Capital

published September 15, 1817

Hand-colored satire: pig-faced woman playing piano beside a mule-headed king in regalia writing at a table.

The Pig Faced Lady of Manchester Square and The Spanish Mule of Madrid

published March 21, 1815

Hand-colored caricature of a stout seated woman in a turban with uniformed attendants, while an elderly man bows before her.

Royal Condescension

published September 15, 1817

Hand-coloured 1819 print of an auctioneer selling a dead woman's clothes to a crowd of bidders in a room.

Sales by Auction

published May 6, 1819

Hand-coloured caricature of a man buying classical marble statues while a hungry family begs for bread.

The Elgin Marbles!

published c. June 1816

Hand-colored caricature of men hunting a charging bull past classical columns, with dogs, fallen figures and a sentry.

Hunt-ing the Bull!!

published February 8, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of three English generals on a stage under banners reading complaint, bankruptcy and starvation, one

English Generals on the Peace Establishment!!!

published January 25, 1816

Hand-colored caricature of men carrying a polar bear, casks and treasures ashore beneath a British flag, with a ship in the h

Landing the Treasures

published January 18, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of a funeral procession with a donkey-drawn car, banners and a gallows, by George Cruikshank, 1819.

The Funeral Procession of the Rump

published March 22, 1819

Hand-colored etching of a screaming woman on a yellow sofa tormented by demons and imps, titled The Cholic, 1819.

The Cholic

published February 12, 1819

Six-panel hand-colored caricature showing a sailor's career from landsman to Greenwich pensioner, with scenes of carousing, p

The Sailor's Progress

published 1819

Hand-coloured satirical etching of a crowd in a city street listening to an orator on a balcony, with placards and verse capt

The Spafields Orator Hunt-ing for Popularity to Do-good!!!

published March, 1817

Hand-colored 1818 satirical print of three men unveiling a stage before a crowd of cheering spectators.

The Logierian System

published April 23, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of a distressed seated man being bled of gold coins by officials before a crowd of soldiers.

State Physicians Bleeding John Bull to Death!!

published 1816

Hand-colored caricature of Madame Françoise in chains on a stage among armed men, a knight, and broken regalia, after Waterlo

The Afterpiece to the Tragedy of Waterloo

published November 9, 1815

Hand-colored etching of an erupting volcano over fallen soldiers, a rearing horse, and warships at sea.

An Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

published June 17, 1815

Hand-colored satirical print of stout women reformers in liberty caps addressing a crowd on a platform, by George Cruikshank,

The Belle-Alliance

published August 12, 1819

Hand-colored 1815 caricature of a horned devil on a rocky island addressing a sun with labeled rays, by George Cruikshank.

Boney's Meditations on the Island of St. Helena

1815

Hand-colored 1815 caricature of a crowded coach and galloping cavalry trampling fallen soldiers on a battlefield.

Return of the Paris Diligence

published September 6, 1815

Hand-colored 1818 street scene by George Cruikshank showing a chaotic crowd, runaway horses and a cart, and men falling outsi

The Piccadilly Nuisance!

published December 29, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of couples waltzing in a crowded room with officers in uniform and comic speech bubbles.

The Hombourg Waltz, with Characteristic Sketches of Family Dancing!

published May 4, 1818

Hand-colored satirical print of guests jostling in a crowded drawing room with ball gowns, uniforms and feathered headdresses

Inconvienences of a Crowded Drawing Room

published May 6, 1818

Hand-colored etching of couples dancing a quadrille in an elegant interior with chandeliers and a mantel clock, by George Cru

Moulinet-Elegances of Quadrille Dancing

published April 11, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of Regency dancers colliding during a quadrille, with musicians in a balcony above a wooden ballroom

Dos-a-dos - Accidents in Quadrille Dancing

published March 4, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of exaggerated couples waltzing in a green-walled ballroom with framed paintings and a pink curtain.

Specimens of Waltzing

published June 4, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of dancers colliding and falling in a ballroom quadrille, with musicians and onlookers, by George Cru

Vis a Vis - Accidents in Quadrille Dancing

published April 15, 1817

Hand-coloured print of tangled quadrille dancers in a formal ballroom with a pianist and onlookers, by George Cruikshank.

Les Graces - Inconveniences in Quadrille Dancing

published April 9, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of a woman in a yellow gown raising an opera glass in a theatre box, with spectators behind her.

May I Die if There is'nt Sir George!!

published August 9, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of a woman dressed in fishing net, shells and fish, with a sign reading Beware of men Traps.

A Nice Lady or an Incomparable!!!!

published October 20, 1818

Hand-colored 1819 caricature of a stiff gentleman in a top hat striding past a woman tumbled upside down in a park.

Undeviating Rectitude

published April 5, 1819

Hand-colored 1819 print of two fashionably dressed men in top hats and a woman in a yellow gown with green parasol on a count

Fashionable Portraits

published May 30, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable Parisian men and women in top hats and gowns walking past an iron railing.

Le Palais Royal - de Paris

published September 18, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable visitors struggling through a muddy farmyard with geese, a rooster, and a grotto behin

A Visit to Cockney Farm

published May 25, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of travelers boarding a stagecoach in France, with horses, a mounted soldier and a crowd on a street.

Traveling in France

published October 19, 1818

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable men and women in exaggerated 1818 dress, with large bonnets, top hats and a bowing man

Fashionables of 1818

1818

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man confronting women in a green room, with fashionable women in tall hats and a servant w

The Return of Paris

published January 3, 1817

Hand-colored caricature of two men boxing in a room, one knocked down and bleeding, with a startled onlooker and a dog nearby

Voila-t-on Mort!!!

published July 17, 1819

Hand-colored print of a crowded Regency ballroom with dancing couples, chandeliers, and musicians in a gallery.

An Election Ball

published April 28, 1813

Hand-colored 1814 print of four men playing chess by a fireplace, with candles, a dog on the rug, and framed pictures on the

Game of Chess

published March 6, 1814

Hand-colored 1817 etching of four women gossiping at a tea table while another listens at a doorway, with a black cat nearby.

A Curious Junto of Slandering Elves

January 27, 1817