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George Cruikshank (etcher)
John S. Sheringham (draughtsman)
Humming birds or A dandy trio (1819); published 1835
etching
22.9 × 32.8 cm (image) 25.3 × 34.7 cm (plate) 37.8 × 56.3 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr B. Moore, 1899
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Humming birds or A dandy trio
(1819); published 1835
from the Cruikshankiana series, published by Thomas McLean, London, 1835
Medium
etching
Measurements
22.9 × 32.8 cm (image) 25.3 × 34.7 cm (plate) 37.8 × 56.3 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 13446 ii/ii; Cohn 212, 1216 ii/ii; Reid 895 ii/ii
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: J S. Esq.r (r in superscript above . ) del _ G. Cruik =k (k in superscript above = ) etch’d
printed in ink l.r.: Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) by Tho,,s (s in supescript above ,, ) M,,cLean, (c in superscript above ,, ) 26, Haymarket, Aug.t (t in superscript above . ) 1,,st (st in superscript above ,, ) 1835.
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: Humming=birds _ or _ a Dandy Trio_!!!
printed in ink (in image) (on picture frames) c.l.-c.r.: VACUNA NARCISSUS
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: (text on music books)
Accession Number
4203.13-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Musical
Subjects (specific)
caricatures cartoons (humorous images) dandyism fashion (culture-related concept) men (male humans) musical instruments musicians vanity (philosophical concept)
Movements
Regency (British)