Terms and conditions of use
Household troops or A sketch of a few of the principal trustworthy and confidential domestics of worthy and confiding families
1827
Medium
etching
Measurements
23.4 × 35.3 cm (image) 27.6 × 37.3 cm (plate) 37.5 × 55.4 cm irreg. (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 15480
Printing/Publishing
published by Thomas McLean, London
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: Rob_t (t in superscript above _ ) Cruikshank. fecit
printed in ink l.r.: Pubd (d in superscript) Decr (r in superscript) 1827 by T Maclean Haymarket London.-
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: HOUSEHOLD TROOPS (underlined), or a (or above a) _ SKETCH OF A FEW, OF THE PRINCIPAL TRUSTWORTHY (TRUSTWORTHY underlined) / AND CONFIDENTIAL DOMESTICS (DOMESTICS underlined) OF WORTHY AND CONFIDING FAMILIES (FAMILIES underlined) / “A pampered Menial drove me from your door.”
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: The Vigilant Housekeeper. (Vigilant Hous underlined)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.l.: The Amiable Lady’s Maid. (e Amiable La underlined) (M underlined)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.r: The Faithful Butler (e Faith underlined) (l Bu underlined)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: The Honest Coachman. (e Honest Coa underlined)
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-u.r.: (4 speech bubbles of text)
printed in ink (in image) c.l.: Bills / Baker / Butcher / Housekeepers / BOOK
Accession Number
4203.27-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Labour, Industry and Machinery
Subjects (specific)
butlers (servants) caricatures cartoons (humorous images) coachmen domestics (servants) frock coats maids (servants)
Movements
Regency (British)