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Alfred Crowquill

Also known as: Alfred Crowquill; primary name: Forrester, Alfred Henry; pseudonym: Crowquill, Alfred
Details: individual; printmaker; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1804/5-1872
Biography: Etcher, lithographer, draughtsman on wood and writer. Began to draw caricatures before 1822 and collaborated with George Cruikshank. As the printseller shifted to pictorial journalism in the 1840's, he found work with Punch from 1842-44. Also in the 1840's he issued a number of comic books written and illustrated by himself. By the 1860's he was producing children's books, and in the 1870's, Christmas cards. Exhibited pen and ink works at the RA, 1845-6.
Bibliography: R.K.Engen, 'Dictionary of Victorian Wood Engravers,' 1985; Oxford DNB

371 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.974 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.984 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.965 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.977 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1012 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.962 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1003 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2196 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1827

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.993 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.961.+ |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.962.+ |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1009 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.960.+ |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.958 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2182-2185 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1826

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1010 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.985 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.966 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1007 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.959.+ |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2170 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1826

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1022 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.956.+ |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.956 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.979 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.957 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.982 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.986 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1001 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1008 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.998 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.988 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.981 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.987 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.971 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.963.+ |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.957.+ |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.968 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.995 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2186-2188 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1826

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1019 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.177 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Alfred CrowquillDrawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1827

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.182 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1827

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.176 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Alfred CrowquillDrawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1827

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1879,1011.1002 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.181 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1827

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1879,1011.1020 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1248 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1846

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.975 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.996 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2143 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1825

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.990 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2118-2121 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1823

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.969 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1005 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1011 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.999 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.959 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2114-2117 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1823

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1006 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1000 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.973 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1016 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.991 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.997 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1015 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing; album

Museum number: 1969,0922.1.1-16 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankDrawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1827-1870

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.989 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1014 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.972 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2147 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1825

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.958.+ |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1974,U.2149 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George CruikshankAfter:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1825

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.980 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.983 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.967 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.960 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1017 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.964 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.963 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.992 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.978 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.994 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.961 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1018 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1021 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.976 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing

Museum number: 1879,1011.1004 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1879,1011.1013 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.178 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1827

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.179 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1827

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1879,1011.970 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1804-1872

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.180 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 Drawn by:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1827

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1891,1117.1247 |
Producer name: BIOG63250 Drawn by:George Cruikshank |
Production date: 1846

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1871,0812.5759-5769 |
Producer name: After:Alfred CrowquillPublished by:John & Daniel A Darling |
Production date: 1850 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

newspaper/periodical; book; print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1865,1111.1748-1751 |
Producer name: Print made by:Alfred CrowquillBlock cut by:Timothy Stansfield Engleheart |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1879,1011.1039 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 After:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1823-1872

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1879,1011.1052 |
Producer name: After:Alfred CrowquillBlock cut by:William Chester Walker |
Production date: 1823-1872

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1879,1011.1053 |
Producer name: BIOG27561 After:Alfred Crowquill |
Production date: 1823-1872

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1867,0713.185 |
Producer name: After:Alfred CrowquillBlock cut by:John M Williams |
Production date: 1820-1872