drawing
- Museum number
- 1975,U.639
- Description
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An drawing related to Reid 2574, 'The fairies tie the giant up in the beanstalk.' An illustration to 'Jack and the Beanstalk' from George Cruikshank's 'Fairy Library.'
1854
Graphite with signature in ink
- Production date
- 1854
- Dimensions
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Height: 193 millimetres (approx. height)
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Width: 125 millimetres (approx. width)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Description and date based on GW Reid 'A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank.' 1871.
Jack and the Beanstalk was published by David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street.
The Department of Prints and Drawings has several impressions of the print related to this tracing. See 1862,1217.349. 1975,U.639, 1977,U.1317-1319. 1977,U.1330, 1977,U.1340-1342.
For further information on Cruikshank's tracings see curatorial comment for 1974,U.2103.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Jack and the Beanstalk. Cruikshank's Fairy Library.
- Acquisition date
- 1891
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1975,U.639
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 1891,1116.179
