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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1975,U.314
Description
A drawing/ tracing related to Reid 4973, the heading for 'Ainsworth's Magazine'. The text is at the centre of the design in ornate lettering with pages below surrounded by putti, three are in the process of writing while two others hold torches. 1842 Graphite
Producer name
Drawn by:
George Cruikshank
School/style
British
Production date
1842
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
98 millimetres
(approx. height.)
Width:
127 millimetres
(Approx. width.)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Date based on GW Reid 'A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank.' 1871.
Bibliographic references
Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné
(22)
(cf.)
Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank
(4973)
(cf.)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
leisure/entertainment
reading/writing
Associated names
Associated with:
William Harrison Ainsworth
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Eliza Cruikshank
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1975,U.314
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
1891,1116.179