print; satirical print; book-illustration

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print; satirical print; book-illustration

Object Type: print; satirical print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1871,0429.732
Title: Object: Lady Grosvenor & Duke of Cumberland Surprised by the Servant.
Description: A garden of a house, to be seen in the distance; a liveried footman, Dennison, delivering a sealed letter, surprises a noble woman, Henrietta, Lady Grosvenor who drops her bonnet in shock; her lover, Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland hides himself in the bushes and behind a tree; illustration to Moore's Annals of Gallantry or The Conjugal Monitor (1814) Etching
Producer name: Print made by: George Cruikshank; Published by: M Jones
School/style
Production date: 1814 (March 1st)
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 160 millimetres (ruled border); Width: 96 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank (293); Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné (573)
Location: Not on display
Associated names: Associated with: Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor; Representation of: Henrietta Vernon, Countess Grosvenor; Representation of: Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland; Illustration to: A Moore
Associated titles
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Thomas Morson; Purchased through: Sotheby's (sale 31.iii.1871/179); Purchased through: Edward Daniell
Acquisition date: 1991
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1871,0429.732

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