Research Catalog

Title

Caricatures [graphic].

Author

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878

Publication

1813-1816.

Details

Subject

• Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825
• Wood, Matthew
• Gallows
• Gas-lighting
• Judges
• Prostitutes

Genre/Form

• Caricatures – English – 1800-1899.
• Prints – English – 1800-1899.

Note

• Prints attributed to George Cruikshank by Mary Dorothy George, Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in The British Museum, Vol. IX, 1949.
• Title devised by cataloger.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Cite As (note)

• Caricature Collection.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of Caricature Collection.

Contents

BM12124. The Portable Purificator -- BM12633. The Introduction of GAS!!! or Throwing a NEW LIGHT on the subject -- BM12817. The Nightmare.

Call Number

MEZYRL

OCLC

NYPG95-F102

Author

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.

Title

Caricatures [graphic].

Imprint

1813-1816.

Description

3 prints : etching, some col. ; 24 x 34.6 cm. or smaller.

Summary

Caricatures depicting a judge hanging from a portable gallows, the introduction of gas-light to London and Mayor Matthew Wood's campaign against vice. BM12817 is a burlesque of Henry Fuseli's painting, The Nightmare.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Cite As:

Caricature Collection.

Indexes

Finding aid available.

Linking Entry

Forms part of Caricature Collection.

Research Call Number

MEZYRL