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George Cruikshank
The Picadilly nuisance (1818); published 1835
etching
22.5 × 33.1 cm (image) 26.4 × 34.8 cm (plate) 37.8 × 56.2 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr B. Moore, 1899
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The Picadilly nuisance
(1818); published 1835
from the Cruikshankiana series, published by Thomas McLean, London, 1835
Medium
etching
Measurements
22.5 × 33.1 cm (image) 26.4 × 34.8 cm (plate) 37.8 × 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 13048 ii/ii; Cohn 212, 1841 ii/ii; Reid 789 ii/ii
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: G Cruikshank s ulpt (t in superscript)
printed in ink l.r.: Pub.d (d in superscript above . ) by Tho.s (s in superscript 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.c.l.-l.c.r.: The Piccadilly NUISANCE! Dedicated to the Worthy , acting (actin underlined) Magistrates of the district__
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-c.r.: (text on shop windows, signs and horse cart)
Accession Number
4203.23-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Human Figures Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
cartoons (humorous images) cities coaches (carriages) London (inhabited place) pedestrians street scenes street vendors traffic
Movements
Regency (British)