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Tom and Jerry catching Kate and Sue, on the sly, having their fortunes told

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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1966
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
hand-coloured etching and aquatint
Measurements
10.6 × 18.4 cm (image) 12.7 × 19.5 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1966
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
divination fireplaces London (inhabited place) smoke (material) tarot United Kingdom (nation) women (female humans)

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