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Tom and Jerry catching Kate and Sue, on the sly, having their fortunes told
(1820)
plate 17 from Life in London by Pierce Egan, published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, London, 1821
Medium
hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Measurements
10.6 × 18.4 cm (image) 12.7 × 19.5 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1966
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 14336; Cohn 262; Reid 1017, 4755
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Drawn & Engraved by I.R & G. Cruikshank
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: Tom & Jerry, catching Kate & Sue, on the sly, having their Fortunes told.
Accession Number
1693A-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
divination fireplaces London (inhabited place) smoke (material) tarot United Kingdom (nation) women (female humans)