England, (1792-1878)
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Pig-faced Lady of Manchester Square
- (1815), hand-coloured etching
- full page: 10.3 x 13.8 in. (26.0 x 35.0 cm.)
- British Museum
- full page image
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N – Nightmare
- from: A Comic Alphabet Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank, No 23 Myddelton Terrace, Pentonville (1836)
- (1836), printed from etching plates
- 5.3 x 3.5 in. (13.5 by 9 cm.)
- Private collection
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Z – Zoophyte
- from: A Comic Alphabet Designed Etched & Published by George Cruikshank, No 23 Myddelton Terrace, Pentonville (1836)
- (1836), printed from etching plates
- 5.3 x 3.5 in. (13.5 by 9 cm.)
- Private collection
About the Artist:
George Cruikshank, England, (1792-1878) was a caricaturist and book illustrator who was famous for his sociopolitical caricatures of English life, royalty, and politicians.
His early career focused on political satire of the royalty, political parties, and current events. Later he worked with Charles Dickens and illustrated Sketches by Boz (1836), The Mudfog Papers (1837-38), and Oliver Twist (1838). His book illustrations for Dickens and many other authors reached an international audience. During his lifetime, Cruikshank created approximately 10,000 prints, illustrations, and plates. [DES-04/19]