print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1865,1111.2408
Description: Lawless comandeering a fire engine, standing on the box and waving his hat in the air, firemen seated on the waggon, the horses galloping and ridden by postillions, crowds cheering to the foreground and in the windows of the houses beyond; illustration to Smedley's "Frank Fairlegh" (1850) Etching
Producer name: Print made by: George Cruikshank; Published by: Arthur Hall & Co
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Production date: 1850
Production place: Published in: London (England)
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Dimensions: Height: 184 millimetres (sheet); Width: 122 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank (2468); Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné (754)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: fire-fighter; equestrian
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Acquisition date: 1865
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1865,1111.2408

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