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drawing
;
print study
Object Type
drawing
print study
Museum number
1891,1117.11
Description
"Belzoni at Bartholomew Fair", study for a satirical print; two sketches of the traveller as the 'Strong Man' walking about with four men on his shoulders and in his arms, and two heads and an eye Graphite
Producer name
Drawn by:
George Cruikshank
School/style
British
Production date
1807-1878
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
181 millimetres
Width:
107 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Study for Reid 613. Executed for John Thomas Smith. Unpublished.
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain
(p.284(11))
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
fair
acrobat/street-performer
Associated names
Portrait of:
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Eliza Cruikshank
(artist's widow)
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1891,1117.11
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
1891,1116.179