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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1865,1111.2859
Description
Stanley Thorn, standing by his mother, her arms around his shoulders, protecting him from her husband's anger, the dining table upturned behind, dishes and the tablecloth on the floor, a servant entering from behind a screen carrying a dish; illustration to "Bentley's Miscellany" (1840) Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
George Cruikshank
Published by:
Richard Bentley
School/style
British
Production date
1840
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
213 millimetres
Width:
130 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank
(2113)
Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné
(69)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
fighting/brawling
domestic life
servant/domestic worker
Associated names
Illustration to:
Richard Bentley
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Bentley's Miscellany
(Stanley Thorn)
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
1865,1111.2859