George Cruikshank Collection

The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811. Cribbs second was John Gully and his bottle-holder Joe Ward

Humour rain umbrella St. Swithin 19th century cartoon
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated November 1st, 1829

Parisian Luxury
circa 1824: A Parisian gentleman takes a bath attended by his barber and manicurist. George Cruikshank (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

September - Cockney Sportsmen
A group of Cockney sportsmen, out in the wilds of east London, causing chaos as they try to shoot birds. Even their retrieving dogs would rather fight amongst themselves

Humour social comment the ale house cartoon by Cruikshank
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated 1832

Womens Vote
1853: A cartoon about the effects of giving women the vote with the ladies candidate being a dashing young man and the mens just the opposite

A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Artist: George Cruikshank
A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Behold at Brookss step-nay! I ll be bound to say a figure such as this you ll see there every day

Her Majesty Queen Victorias First Entry into Brighton Oct
985719 Her Majesty Queen Victorias First Entry into Brighton Oct. 4th 1837, 1837 (watercolour, pen and ink, pencil) by Cruikshank

The Bottle, 1847. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Bottle, 1847; showing an interior domestic scene with the father sitting in front of the fire smoking having been discharged from his employment because of his drunkeness

Passing events, or the tail of the comet of 1853. Artist: George Cruikshank
Passing events, or the tail of the comet of 1853 ; showing the comet with a grinning face passing beneath the sun, with the tail containing depictions of national events during 1853

St. Swithin Patron Saint of Umbrella Makers, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
St. Swithin Patron Saint of Umbrella Makers, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

The Parish Engine, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Parish Engine, 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 Stone Kitchen, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Stone Kitchen, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, (1842), 1903
Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens (a correct view of the place), 1842. The Misers Daughter: 12/20, Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens

Audience enjoying laughing gas
The audience at a lecture enjoying the effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide). Illustration by George Cruikshank for John Scoffern " Chemistry No Mystery; or, a Lecturers Bequest", London

The character Oliver Twist
5308168 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver, unhappily apprenticed to the under-taker Sowerby)

The character Oliver Twist
5308166 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: Oliver has been 'restored' to Fagin and the boys by Bill Sykes and Nancy)

Napoleon Bonaparte arriving on the island of Elba for his exile, 1814. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George
FLO4608652 Napoleon Bonaparte arriving on the island of Elba for his exile, 1814. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor

Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow after the Battle of Borodino, 1812
FLO4608620 Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow after the Battle of Borodino, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great Saint Bernard Pass when crossing
FLO4608565 Napoleon Bonaparte directing the French Army artillery over a bridge in the Great Saint Bernard Pass when crossing the Alps, 1800

Napoleon working the gun at the Siege of Toulon, 1793. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The
FLO4608541 Napoleon working the gun at the Siege of Toulon, 1793. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796
FLO4608484 Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

A London street scene with revellers returning home as the labouring classes start on their day's work, 1850
3480189 A London street scene with revellers returning home as the labouring classes start on their day's work, 1850; (add.info)

Men drinking in both a parlour and cellar, 1850
3478391 Men drinking in both a parlour and cellar, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting men drinking in both a parlour and cellar)

Tom, Jerry, Logic backing Tommy Sweep at Royal Cockpit
863235 Tom, Jerry, Logic backing Tommy Sweep at Royal Cockpit; (add.info.: Tom, Jerry and Logic, backing Tommy the Sweep at the Royal Cockpit)

Napoleon Bonaparte escaping out of a window as the front door is smashed in by Russian Cossacks after the Battle of
FLO4608646 Napoleon Bonaparte escaping out of a window as the front door is smashed in by Russian Cossacks after the Battle of Leipzig, 1813

Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Army snowed under the Retreat from Moscow, 1812
FLO4608628 Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Army snowed under the Retreat from Moscow, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Russian Tsar Alexander on a raft in the middle of the Neman River, for the Treaty of Tilsit
FLO4608596 Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Russian Tsar Alexander on a raft in the middle of the Neman River, for the Treaty of Tilsit, 1807

Napoleon Bonaparte ordering the poisoning of plague-ridden English troops after the Siege of Jaffa
FLO4608532 Napoleon Bonaparte ordering the poisoning of plague-ridden English troops after the Siege of Jaffa. Egyptian Campaign, 1799

The blindfolded Austrian officer (Prince Maurice Liechtenstein) forced to capitulate to Napoleon Bonaparte at
FLO4608502 The blindfolded Austrian officer (Prince Maurice Liechtenstein) forced to capitulate to Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Ulm, 1805

Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804
FLO4608480 Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by

Napoleon dreaming in his cell at the military college. Napoleon asleep in his bed with visions of angels
FLO4608396 Napoleon dreaming in his cell at the military college. Napoleon asleep in his bed with visions of angels and demons above him

Charlotte, the Sowerby's maid
2604851 Charlotte, the Sowerby's maid; (add.info.: Charlotte, the Sowerby's maid, opens an oyster for Noah Claypole who should be minding their master's shop)

Mrs Bumble humiliates her husband
2604843 Mrs Bumble humiliates her husband; (add.info.: Mrs Bumble humiliates her husband, now Master of the Workhouse, in front of female inmates in the laundry)

Illustration by George Cruikshank, 1850
3478433 Illustration by George Cruikshank, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a man eating food on production line. Illustrated by George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

An engraving depicting George Cruikshank's idea of what inhabitant of the Moon might look like
5310787 An engraving depicting George Cruikshank's idea of what inhabitant of the Moon might look like. George Cruikshank (1792-1878) a British caricaturist and book illustrator

The character Oliver Twist
5308167 The character Oliver Twist.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the character Oliver Twist: after having escaped from Fagin and his thieving boys)

Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate by Marshal Michel Ney who holds pistols to his head
FLO4608674 Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate by Marshal Michel Ney who holds pistols to his head, while a Turk sharpens a scimitar outside

Conseil des Cinq-Cents - Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18
FLO4608647 Conseil des Cinq-Cents - Napoleon Bonaparte leading the grenadiers into the Council of Five Hundred in the coup of 18 Brumaire

Title page with calligraphy and vignettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of
FLO4608388 Title page with calligraphy and vignettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Maids from adjoining terraced houses making the most of ''sweeping the steps'' as an opportunity for a
3478238 Maids from adjoining terraced houses making the most of ''sweeping the steps'' as an opportunity for a good gossip

Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney, the Workhouse matron
2604849 Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney, the Workhouse matron,; (add.info.: Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney, the Workhouse matron, taking a flirtatious cup of tea)

Oliver's aunt, shows him his mother's memorial in the church
2604845 Oliver's aunt, shows him his mother's memorial in the church.; (add.info.: Rose Maylie, Oliver's aunt, shows him his mother's memorial in the church)

The Artful Dodger introducing Oliver to Fagin and the boys
2604842 The Artful Dodger introducing Oliver to Fagin and the boys; (add.info.: The Artful Dodger introducing Oliver to Fagin and the boys in the thieves' kitchen)

Monks, throws the locket proving Oliver's true identity
2604839 Monks, throws the locket proving Oliver's true identity; (add.info.: Monks, throws the locket proving Oliver's true identity through the old mill trapdoor into the river)

Clerks passing their time in idleness, 1836
3478929 Clerks passing their time in idleness, 1836; (add.info.: Holiday at the Public Offices' - clerks passing their time in idleness)

Clerks at the Public Offices passing their time in idleness during the holiday period, 1850
3478583 Clerks at the Public Offices passing their time in idleness during the holiday period, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting clerks at the Public Offices passing their time in idleness)

Monkey Jaco Macacco
863233 Monkey Jaco Macacco; (add.info.: Tom and Jerry sporting their blunt on the phenomenon Monkey Jaco Macacco at the Westminster Westminster Pit)

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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.