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Game of chess
(1814); published 1835
from the Cruikshankiana series, published by Thomas McLean, London, 1835
Medium
etching
Measurements
24.2 × 34.1 cm (image) 25.5 × 35.2 cm (plate) 37.6 × 56.2 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 12392 ii/ii; Cohn 212, 1147 ii/ii; Reid 297 ii/ii
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Design’d by an Amateur / Etchd (d in superscript) by G .Cruikshank —
printed in ink l.l.: Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) by Tho.s (s in superscript above . ) M,,cLean. (c in superscript above ,, ) 26Haymarket. Aug,,t (t in superscript above ,, ) 1,,st (st in superscript above ,, ) 1835.
printed in ink l.c.: GAME of CHESS
Accession Number
4203.15-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Leisure, Games and Sport
Subjects (specific)
board games (activities) caricatures cartoons (humorous images) chess chess players fashion (culture-related concept) men (male humans) parlours
Movements
Regency (British)