George CRUIKSHANK
The spectre skeleton
1830
illustration for Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Sir Walter Scott, published by John Murray, London, 1830

Medium
etching

Measurements
7.0 × 11.1 cm (image) 7.4 × 11.1 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss Archibald, 1930

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Cohn 731; Reid 1472

Inscription
printed in ink l.c.: Designed Etched & published by George Cruikshank Nov-r (r in superscript above - ) 1830-

Accession Number
4294.10-3

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Literary and Text Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
bedrooms fear ghosts (spirits) illustrations (layout features) legendary beings men (male humans) skeletons (animal components) supernatural

Movements
Regency (British)