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Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Examination of a Young Surgeon. Satirical etching, 1811, by George Cruikshank

The Examination of a Young Surgeon. Satirical etching, 1811, by George Cruikshank
CARTOON: SURGEONS, 1811. The Examination of a Young Surgeon. Satirical etching, 1811, by George Cruikshank

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room, 1818. Artist: Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)

The Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room, 1818. Artist: Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)
The Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room, 1818. Found in the collection of British Museum

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Raining cats and dogs

Raining cats and dogs. Historical artwork of cats, dogs and pitchforks raining down on people in a town street. The saying raining cats and dogs is used when referring to a heavy downpour of rain

Background imageCruikshank Collection: London going out of town -- the expansion of London

London going out of town -- the expansion of London
London going out of town, or, The March of Bricks & Mortar -- Cruikshanks cartoon comment on the expansion of London

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Egan / Life in London / 1821

Egan / Life in London / 1821
FENCING: Jerrys admiration of Tom in an assault with Mr. O Shaunessy at the rooms in St. Jamess Street

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Chess (Cruikshank)

Chess (Cruikshank)
A GAME OF CHESS - two wigged gentlemen play, two friends watch them with mixed emotions : each of the four displays a different facial expression

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Mr Punch and Toby

Mr Punch and Toby
Punch and Toby

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Punch, Judy, Baby

Punch, Judy, Baby
Punch, Judy and the baby

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Dick Dock, or the Lobster and Crab, 1806

Dick Dock, or the Lobster and Crab, 1806. Scene outside an alehouse by the River Thames. A Greenwich Pensioner with a wooden leg takes the hand of a soldier

Background imageCruikshank Collection: DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Master Bates explains a professional technicality

DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Master Bates explains a professional technicality. Etching by George Cruikshank to the first edition of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist, 1837-38

Background imageCruikshank Collection: DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Oliver claimed by his Affectionate Friends

DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Oliver claimed by his Affectionate Friends. Etching by George Cruikshank to the first edition, 1837-38

Background imageCruikshank Collection: DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Olivers amazement at the Dodgers mode of going to work

DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Olivers amazement at the Dodgers mode of going to work
DICKENS: OLIVER TWIST. Olivers amazement at the Dodgers mode of " going to work." Etching by George Cruikshank to the first edition, 1837-38

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Court at Brighton a La Chinese - 1816 by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) British

The Court at Brighton a La Chinese - 1816 by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) British
The Court at Brighton a La Chinese - 1816 by George Cruikshank (1792-1878)

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Wrapper design, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Wrapper design, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Wrapper design, first monthly instalment of the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, with illustrations by George Cruikshank, dated January 1846. 1846

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor

Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor of France at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Background imageCruikshank Collection: St. Swithin Patron Saint of Umbrella Makers, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank

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]

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Parish Engine, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank

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]

Background imageCruikshank Collection: PICCADILLY / CRUIKSHANK

PICCADILLY / CRUIKSHANK
Piccadilly: a coach departs from the White Horse Cellar Date: 1820

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Bottle, 1847. Artist: George 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

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852

Jullien / Cruikshank / 1852
LOUIS-ANTOINE JULLIEN Satire on the popularity of the French musician and the concerts which he conducted in Britain from 1840 to 1859

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Herne / Cruikshank

Herne / Cruikshank
HERNE THE HUNTER Herne the Hunter plunges into the lake

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The national pop-shop in Threadneedle Street, 1826. Artist

The national pop-shop in Threadneedle Street, 1826. Artist
The national pop-shop in Threadneedle Street, 1826. Two designs side by side. On the left is the exterior of a pawnshop (representing the Bank of England) and on the right is the interior

Background imageCruikshank Collection: A man outside Brookss Club, London, 1815. Artist: George Cruikshank

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

Background imageCruikshank Collection: A whist-er at Boodles - or a choice peice [sic] of double milled Yorkshire broad cloth

A whist-er at Boodles - or a choice peice [sic] of double milled Yorkshire broad cloth, 1820. A very obese man in profile is about to step into Boodles club, Pall Mall

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The difference between law and justice, 1809. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank

The difference between law and justice, 1809. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
The difference between law and justice, 1809; showing the Lord Mayor, John Atkins, using the City sword to prod the posterior of a visitor who leaps over the parapet of Mansion House

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Passing events, or the tail of the comet of 1853. Artist: George Cruikshank

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

Background imageCruikshank Collection: GUY FAWKES (1570-1606). English conspirator

GUY FAWKES (1570-1606). English conspirator. Guy Fawkes laying the train of gunpowder under the House of Lords, November 1605. Etching by George Cruikshank, 19th century

Background imageCruikshank Collection: GUY FAWKES (1570-1606). English conspirator

GUY FAWKES (1570-1606). English conspirator. Guy Fawkes laying the train of gunpowder under the House of Lords in London, England, November 1605. Etching by George Cruikshank, 19th century

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Swearing at Highgate, 1796. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank

Swearing at Highgate, 1796. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
Swearing at Highgate, 1796. A scene outside the Horns Tavern. A portly man is taking an oath before the innkeeper while another man holds a pair of antlers over his head

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Stone Kitchen, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank

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)

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, (1842), 1903

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

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Cruikshank / Bowling Alley

Cruikshank / Bowling Alley
The bowling alley at Worcester

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Esteemed friends of Thomas Ingoldsby

Esteemed friends of Thomas Ingoldsby
The highly esteemed and worthy friends of Thomas Ingoldsby protrayed in his celebrated Legends Date: 1870

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell

Pregnant nun Sister Jean sitting in her convent cell, her habit open to reveal her breasts. A picture of Saint Martha on the wall. Soeur Jeanne

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man, 1815

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man, 1815
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Red Man (the Devil), 1815. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T. Tegg, London, 1815

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Public Bathing at Bath, or Stewing Alive, 1825. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

Public Bathing at Bath, or Stewing Alive, 1825. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank Public Bathing at Bath, or Stewing Alive, 1825

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Tom Getting the best of a Charley

Tom Getting the best of a Charley. Illustration to "Life in London" by Pierce Egan, 1820. Private Collection

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Monstrosities of 1825 & 6. Creator: Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)

Monstrosities of 1825 & 6. Creator: Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)
Monstrosities of 1825 & 6. Private Collection

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a corpulent man raising a glass and waving his wig. Death and the Drunkard

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte arriving on the island

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 Syntax, T

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow, 1812

Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow, 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte watching the Fire of Moscow after the Battle of Borodino, 1812

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Tsar Alexander

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

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The blindfolded Austrian officer at the Battle of Ulm, 1805

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

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge

Napoleon Bonaparte leading a charge on the bridge at the Battle of Lodi, 1796

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Wedding Night, May 20, 1797. Creator: Isaac Cruikshank

The Wedding Night, May 20, 1797. Creator: Isaac Cruikshank
The Wedding Night, May 20, 1797

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Doctor indulged with his favourite Scene': Isaac Cruikshank c1790

The Doctor indulged with his favourite Scene': Isaac Cruikshank c1790
528668 The Doctor indulged with his favourite Scene': Isaac Cruikshank c1790

Background imageCruikshank Collection: February - Cutting Weather (engraving)

February - Cutting Weather (engraving)
537527 February - Cutting Weather (engraving); (add.info.: February - Cutting Weather. A typical day at Dr Swishtail's Academy. George Cruikshank cartoon from The Comic Almanack for 1839)

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The division of the robbery. In St

The division of the robbery. In St
1000898 The division of the robbery. In St. Giles, London criminal district, after a work by Isaac Cruikshank, 1796

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Portrait of George Cruikshank (1792-1878), c. 1875. Creator: Anonymous

Portrait of George Cruikshank (1792-1878), c. 1875. Creator: Anonymous
Portrait of George Cruikshank (1792-1878), c. 1875. Private Collection

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition of all nations

Opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition of all nations, by her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria and his royal highness Prince Albert, 1851. Private Collection

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Temperance The bottle 4

Temperance The bottle 4

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Temperance The bottle 3

Temperance The bottle 3

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Temperance The Bottle 7

Temperance The Bottle 7

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Temperance The Bottle 8

Temperance The Bottle 8

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Temperance The bottle 2

Temperance The bottle 2

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Temperance The Bottle 6

Temperance The Bottle 6

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Temperance The Bottle 5

Temperance The Bottle 5

Background imageCruikshank Collection: The Bottle - A temperance story written by George Cruikshank

The Bottle - A temperance story written by George Cruikshank published in 1847 - taken from magic lantern slides - Slide No. 1

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Young Joseph Grimaldi going to visit his godfather

Young Joseph Grimaldi going to visit his godfather Date: circa 1780s

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Joseph Grimaldi, kindness to the pantomime giants

Joseph Grimaldi, kindness to the pantomime giants
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, kindness to the pantomime giants Date: circa 1800s

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, on stage with animals

Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, on stage with animals
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, on stage with live animals Date: circa 1800s

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, appearing in public

Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, appearing in public Date: circa 1800s

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, at the barber's shop

Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, at the barber's shop Date: circa 1800s

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown

Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown
Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837), actor and clown Date: circa 1810s

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Highest Life in London, Tom & Jerry Sporting a Toe

Highest Life in London, Tom & Jerry Sporting a Toe among the Corinthians at Almack's in the West Date: 1821

Background imageCruikshank Collection: George Cruikshank, British caricaturist and book illustrator

George Cruikshank, British caricaturist and book illustrator
George Cruikshank, British caricaturist, cartoonist and book illustrator Date: circa 1840s

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Cartoon, Photographic Phenomena, by George Cruikshank

Cartoon, Photographic Phenomena, by George Cruikshank
Cartoon, Photographic Phenomena, or the New School of Portrait Painting, by George Cruikshank Date: 1842

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Cartoon, Monument to Napoleon! by George Cruikshank

Cartoon, Monument to Napoleon! by George Cruikshank. Showing a skeleton on top of a pyramid of skulls, to reflect the many deaths caused during his military campaigns. Date: 1842

Background imageCruikshank Collection: George Cruikshank, 1792 - 1878

George Cruikshank, 1792 - 1878
3116213 George Cruikshank, 1792 - 1878. British caricaturist and book illustrator. Hand writing sample.; Private Collection

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Hieroglyphic letter written by George Cruikshank to Mr

Hieroglyphic letter written by George Cruikshank to Mr
878601 Hieroglyphic letter written by George Cruikshank to Mr. Parry. George Cruikshank, 1792 - 1878. British caricaturist and book illustrator. From The Strand Magazine published 1897

Background imageCruikshank Collection: Sketch in pen and ink by George Cruikshank depicting his brother Robert heading a boy regiment

Sketch in pen and ink by George Cruikshank depicting his brother Robert heading a boy regiment
878603 Sketch in pen and ink by George Cruikshank depicting his brother Robert heading a boy regiment, with himself in the front rank



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EDITORS COMMENTS

George Cruikshank was a renowned British artist and illustrator who lived from 1792 to 1878. His works captured the essence of London's transformation during the expansion of the city in the early 19th century. Through his vivid illustrations, he depicted scenes ranging from London going out of town to raining cats and dogs. One of Cruikshank's notable contributions was his collaboration with Pierce Egan on "Life in London" in 1821. This publication showcased various aspects of urban life, including chess games where Cruikshank's artistic prowess shone through, and is famous for his portrayal of iconic characters such as Punch, Judy, and Baby. Mr Punch and Toby became beloved figures that entertained audiences with their mischievous antics. In addition to capturing daily life, it also delved into political satire. His work titled "The Court at Brighton a La Chinese - 1816" humorously depicted Napoleon Bonaparte crowning himself Emperor while poking fun at societal norms. Furthermore, Cruikshank showcased his talent through satirical etchings like "The Examination of a Young Surgeon" in 1811. These pieces provided social commentary on various issues prevalent during that time. His versatility extended beyond illustrations as he designed wrappers for Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist. The wrapper design added an extra layer of visual appeal to Dickens' timeless story. Cruikshank even commemorated historical events such as Her Majesty Queen Victoria's First Entry into Brighton in October (year not specified). His artwork immortalized this significant moment in British history for future generations to appreciate. Throughout his career, George Cruikshank left an indelible mark on art and illustration with his unique style and ability to capture both everyday life and extraordinary events alike.

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