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Born a genius and born a dwarf
(1847)
plate 7 from The Comic Almanack for 1847, published by David Bogue, London
Medium
etching
Measurements
8.1 × 13.1 cm (image) 9.9 × 14.4 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 184; Reid 2397
Inscription
printed in ink l.c. : George Cruikshank
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: BORN A GENIUS AND BORN A DWARF.
printed in ink (in image) (on picture frame) u.c.: Thumb Castle
Accession Number
4294.28-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
artists (visual artists) cartoons (humorous images) comparison dwarfs fortune genius (creative ability) poverty prosperity
Movements
Victorian