print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1856,0308.296
Description: The fireman, Higginbottom, waving his spraying hose above his head, his left arm pointing to the smoke beyond to encourage the rescue of Muggins; illustration to the brothers Smith's "Rejected Addresses; or The New Theatrum Poetarum" (1840) Woodcut
Producer name: Print made by: George Cruikshank; Published by: John Murray; Print made by: Samuel Williams
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Production date: 1840
Production place: Published in: London (England)
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Dimensions: Height: 162 millimetres; Width: 165 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank (3950); Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné (759)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: fire-fighter; fire
Associated names: Illustration to: Horatio Smith; Illustration to: James Smith
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Acquisition date: 1856
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1856,0308.296

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