George Cruikshank hand-colored etchings
Content Description
This collection comprises two original hand-colored etchings by British caricaturist George Cruikshank, the companion pieces A Nice Lady or an Incomparable!!!! (1813) and An Exquisite Dandy-Prodigious!!! A Nice Gentleman (1818). Both etchings were published by S. W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly.
Both prints are signed "Cruikshank fect."
Dates
- Creation: 1813 October 20 and 1818 September 12
Creator
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 (Person)
- Fores, S. W. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library, https://library.udel.edu/static/purl.php?askspec
Biographical / Historical
English illustrator and caricaturist George Cruikshank (1792-1878) became known for his caricatures ridiculing King George IV and for his social satires.
Extent
2 item
Abstract
This collection comprises two original hand-colored etchings by British caricaturist George Cruikshank, the companion pieces A Nice Lady or an Incomparable!!!! (1813) and An Exquisite Dandy-Prodigious!!! A Nice Gentleman (1818). Both etchings were published by S. W. Fores, 50 Piccadilly.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Burton A. Abrams, April 2016.
Shelving Summary
Shelved in SPEC GRA mapcases
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, June 2016.
- Title
- Finding aid for George Cruikshank hand-colored etchings
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016 June 08
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository