George Cruikshank Collection (#8)

Sketch In Pen And Ink By George Cruikshank Depicting His Brother Robert Heading A Boy Regiment, With Himself In The Front Rank

Letter By George Cruikshank To His Friend Mr. Auldjo, Dated 4th April 1840, Containing A Sketch Which Shows A Lack Of Progress In The Artists Illness. George Cruikshank, 1792

A Pen And Ink Sketch By George Cruikshank Of His Friend Mr. John Sheringham. From The Strand Magazine Published 1897

Top Sketch By George Cruikshank Is A Study For Oliver Twist Asking For More, And The Bottom One Is The Final Published Drawing. From The Strand Magazine Published 1897

George Cruikshank, 1792

Regency period man making a speech
A man wearing Regency style clothing and sporting a quiff making a speech after a harvest supper. He appears to have enjoyed plenty of alcoholic beverage while he waits

Regency period old woman in a chair
An old Regency period woman sitting in a chair, open mouthed and probably scolding someone. From " The Horkey - A Ballad" by Robert Bloomfield

Edmund Kean as Richard III, ca. 1814. ca. 1814. Creator: George Cruikshank
Edmund Kean as Richard III, ca. 1814

Scared Victorian schoolboy hiding on top of a bookcase
A scared-looking Victorian schoolboy hiding on the top of a bookcase. Perhaps heas been bullied, or failed to hand in his homework on time - or has been tempted into a misguided game of hide-and-seek

Victorian man and woman discussing a letter
A Victorian man holding a letter is looking worried while his wife plainly thinks he should read it. From Frank Fairlegh, or Scenes from the Life of A Private Pupila by Frank E Smedley (1818-1864)

Victorian schoolboy bullies
Two English public school bullies tie one of their classmates to his chair while another uses a red hot poker to adecoratea the boyas box. Bullying is nothing new

Peoples Beehive
1840: The British Beehive, a cartoon depicting the population as members of a behive with the Queen at the top and various other occupations in cells below her

Oliver Twist
circa 1840: Oliver is teased by Fagin and his gang of pickpockets in a scene from Charles Dickens Oliver Twist. Original Artwork: Engraving by George Cruikshank. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Horatio Sparkins, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
Horatio Sparkins, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Mrs. Tibbs and Mr. Evenson, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
Mrs. Tibbs and Mr. Evenson, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

The Pawnbrokers Shop, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Pawnbrokers Shop, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles. Dickens [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Public Dinners, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
Public Dinners, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Vauxhall Gardens by Day, c1900
Vauxhall Gardens By Day, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Private Theatres, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
Private Theatres, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Scotland Yard, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Greenwich Fair, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
Greenwich Fair, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

The Election for Beadle, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Election for Beadle, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

The Streets - Morning, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Streets - Morning, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

The Tall, Thin, Pale Person, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Tall, Thin, Pale Person, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

The Last Cab Driver, and the First Omnibus Cad, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Last Cab Driver, and the First Omnibus Cad, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens

Bloomsbury Christening, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
Bloomsbury Christening, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

The Misers Daughter: 19 / 20, Dispersion of the Jacobite Club, c1842, (1913). Artist: George Cruikshank
The Misers Daughter: 19/20, Dispersion of the Jacobite Club and Death of Cordwell Firebras, c1842. The Misers Daughter is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth published in 1842

A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819 (1894). Artist: George Cruikshank
A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819. Until 1832 the act of forgery in Britain and sometimes even the use of a forged banknote, was punishable by death

Xit, now Sir Narcissus le Grand, entertaining his friends on his wedding day, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Xit, now Sir Narcissus le Grand, entertaining his friends on his wedding day, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

The death warrant, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
The death warrant, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Princess Elizabeth brought as a prisoner to the Tower of London, 1554 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Princess Elizabeth brought as a prisoner to the Tower of London, 1554 (1840). After Sir Thomas Wyatts failed uprising against Queen Mary

Gog extricating Xit from the bear in the Lions Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Gog extricating Xit from the bear in the Lions Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Courtenays escape from the Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Courtenays escape from the Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Queen Mary at the instance of Simon Renard affiancing herself to Philip of Spain, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Mary at the instance of Simon Renard affiancing herself to Philip of Spain, 1840. Renard was the Ambassador of Philips father, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and the Princess Elizabeth, 1553-1555 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and the Princess Elizabeth, 1553-1555 (1840). During Marys reign her half-sister Elizabeth came under suspicion of plotting against her

Masque in the palace garden of the Tower of London, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Masque in the palace garden of the Tower of London, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Simon Renard and Winwike the warden on the roof of the White Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Simon Renard and Winwike the warden on the roof of the White Tower, 1553 (1840). Renard was Ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire Charles V to England from 1553-1555

Magogs courtship, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Magogs courtship, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Cuthbert Cholmondeley surprised by the appearance of a mysterious figure, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Cuthbert Cholmondeley surprised by the appearance of a mysterious figure, 1840. Cuthbert Cholmondeley surprised by the appearance of a mysterious figure in the dungeon adjoining the Devilin Tower

Edward Underhill the hot gospeller preaching to the giants in the by-ward or Gate Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) and Edward Seymour (1506-1552), 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) and Edward Seymour (1506-1552), 19th century

A man shoots a young boy who he suspects of stealing, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
A man shoots a young boy who he suspects of stealing, 19th century

A number of women attend to a poorly man, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
A number of women attend to a poorly man, 19th century

A giant stands in a field as a farmer ploughs, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
A giant stands in a field as a farmer ploughs, 19th century

Man carrying a large tree trunk on his shoulder, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
Man carrying a large tree trunk on his shoulder, 19th century

Randulph Crews Marriage with Hilda at Lambeth Church, (1842), 1903
Randulph Crews Marriage with Hilda at Lambeth Church (correct view of the place), 1842. An illustration from The Misers Daughter by William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882), published in 1842

Horse Racing, (c1804), 1903
Horse Racing, c1804. After an original work by George Cruikshank (1792-1878), c1804. From The Connoisseur Vol. V by [Otto Limited, London, 1903]

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George Cruikshank was a renowned British caricaturist and illustrator who made significant contributions to the world of art during the 19th century. His works encompassed various themes, from sports events like "The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux" in 1811, which depicted an intense boxing match between two fighters, to societal observations such as his humorous cartoon on St. Swithin's Day in the same year. Cruikshank's talent for satire shone through in his cartoons like "Parisian Luxury, " where he cleverly critiqued excessive extravagance prevalent at that time. He also captured historical moments with finesse, immortalizing Queen Victoria's first entry into Brighton in October. His witty social commentary extended beyond politics and royalty; he delved into everyday life too. In "September - Cockney Sportsmen, " Cruikshank humorously portrayed working-class Londoners engaging in recreational activities. Similarly, his cartoon on the ale house shed light on society's drinking culture while adding a touch of amusement. Cruikshank was not limited to satirical illustrations alone; he explored other subjects as well. For instance, he advocated for women's suffrage through thought-provoking artwork like "Womens Vote. " Additionally, his masterpiece "The Bottle" depicted the perils of alcoholism with striking imagery that resonated deeply with viewers. Throughout his career, Cruikshank continued to captivate audiences by addressing passing events such as comets or celebrating lesser-known figures like St. Swithin Patron Saint of Umbrella Makers. In later years, Cruikshank showcased his versatility by creating artworks that reflected changing times. Examples include "The Parish Engine, " which highlighted advancements in firefighting technology around 1900, and "The Stone Kitchen, " a poignant portrayal of poverty-stricken individuals struggling to survive amidst industrialization.