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George Cruikshank
Monstrosities of 1821 1821; published 1835
etching
23.0 × 33.2 cm (image) 27.8 × 36.2 cm (plate) 37.0 × 53.3 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr B. Moore, 1899
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Monstrosities of 1821
1821; published 1835
from the Cruikshankiana series, published by Thomas McLean, London, 1835
Medium
etching
Measurements
23.0 × 33.2 cm (image) 27.8 × 36.2 cm (plate) 37.0 × 53.3 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr B. Moore, 1899
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 14310 ii/ii; Cohn 212, 1751 ii/ii; Reid 983 ii/ii
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: G. Cruikshank inv.t (t in superscript above . ) et fec.t (t in superscript above . )
printed in ink l.r.: Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) by Tho.s (s in superscript above . ) M.c (c in superscript above . ) Lean, 26, Haymarket, Aug.t (t in superscript above . ) 1.st (st in superscript above . ) 1835
printed in ink l.c.: MONSTROSITIES of 1821
printed in ink u.l.: P,,t (t in superscript above ,, ) 4.
Accession Number
4203.2-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Costume Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
caricatures dandyism fashion (culture-related concept) hats men (male humans) pedestrians socialising women (female humans)
Movements
Regency (British)