print; satirical print; book-illustration

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print; satirical print; book-illustration

Object Type: print; satirical print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1865,1111.2059
Title: Object: The examination, of a young surgeon.
Description: (For description see other impression). Plate to the Scourge, II, p.263. 1 October 1811 Hand-coloured etching
Producer name: Print made by: George Cruikshank; Published by: M Jones
School/style
Production date: 1811
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 189 millimetres (cropped); Width: 379 millimetres (cropped)
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Curator's comments: The first state has the title 'Examination at Golgotha; or, the College of Skulls', and was not used as an illustration to the Scourge.
Bibliographic references: BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (11763) (2nd state); Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank (126.II); Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné (732)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Associated with: Sir Charles Blicke; Associated with: Elizabeth Brownrigg; Associated with: Sir Everard Home; Associated with: Dr Edward Jenner; Representation of: Saartjie Baartman; Associated with: Joseph Wall; Associated with: David Dundas
Associated ethnic name: Representation of: Khoikhoi (?); Representation of: San (?)
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1865
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1865,1111.2059

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