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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
British
Production date
1814
(March 1st)
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
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
Associated Title:
Annals of Gallantry or The Constant Monitor
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