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print
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book-illustration
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
School/style
British
Production date
1850
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
184 millimetres
(sheet)
Width:
122 millimetres
$Inscriptions
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
Associated names
Illustration to:
Francis Smedley
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Frank Fairlegh
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
James Rimell & Son
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Edmund Story Maskelyne
Acquisition date
1865
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1865,1111.2408