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| George Cruikshank's most famous creations of satire were undoubtedly his Monstrosities, which were published annually from 1816 to 1828. Both Robert and George Cruikshank participated in these amazing observations of the latest ridiculous fashions. Among the many wonderful 'monstrosities' in this famous etching the overly attired woman to the immediate right of the peacock-like soldier would by itself make this image a masterpiece. 'Monstrosities of 1819 and 1820' is an original etching by George Cruikshank and published initially in 1819 and 1920. This impression was published by Thomas McLean for the second and final edition, 1835. |
| Title: | Monstrosities of 1819 and 1820 |
| Artist: | Cruikshank, George (London, 1792 - 1878) |
| Date: | 1819 and 1820 (Second and Final Edition, 1835) |
| Medium: | Original Etching |
| Publisher: | Thomas McLean, Haymarket |
| Note: | George Cruikshank: The name of George Cruikshank deserves to stand beside those of William Hogarth, Thomas Rowlandson and James Gillray as representing the greatest satirical artists from the Golden Age of this art form. As a child he learned etching techniques from his father, Isaac Cruikshank (1762-1811), a fine satirical artist in his own right. George Cruikshank published his first etching at the age of twelve. During the second and third decades of the nineteenth century he created works of art which equaled the etchings of Gillray and Rowlandson in their technical abilities, but which perhaps surpassed either of these masters in their pure and wonderful humour. More than any other artist of satire, George Cruikshank was at his best when the target was -- as in this fine example -- culture, fashion and society. George Cruikshank also worked in collaboration with his brother, Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856), another fine caricaturist and satirical artist. |
| As the conservative Victorian era began (1837) most forms of satirical art grew to be unfashionable. George Cruikshank thus turned his talents to the illustrated book. Some of the greatest volumes from these later times, including Dickens's Oliver Twist, bear testimony to the lifelong creativity of his art. | |
| In 1835 the London publisher, Thomas McLean, acquired a number of the most popular plates of both George and Robert Cruikshank and reprinted them with his address for a second and final edition which was titled, Cruikshankiana. This original etching hails from this edition. | |
| George Cruikshank's most famous creations of satire were his Monstrosities, which were published annually from 1816 to 1828. Both Robert and George Cruikshank participated in these amazing observations of the latest ridiculous fashions. | |
| Raisonne: | Albert M. Cohn, George Cruikshank, A Catalogue Raisonne, Bookman's Journal, London, 1924 (Reprinted, 1971). Catalogue # 1863, Second State of Two. |
| Size: | 10 X 13 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
| Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials | |
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| Condition: | Printed on wove paper and with wide, full margins as published by Thomas McLean in 1835. Monstrosities of 1819 and 1820 is a beautiful impression without staining or foxing. The colouring is rich and vibrant without any sign of fading. This original etching is in excellent condition throughout. |
| Subject: | George Cruikshank, Monstrosites of 1819 and 1820, original hand colored etching, latest ridiculous fashions, peacock. satirical art. |
| Price: | Sold - The price is no longer available. |
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Original etching by The British Satirical artist, George Cruikshank.
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| Monstrosities of 1819 and 1820 |
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| Isaac Robert Cruikshank (London, 1789 - 1856) | |||||
| # | Image | Title & Artist | Medium | Date | - |
| 01.- | Dandy Fainting - or - an Ekquisite in Fits by Isaac Robert Cruikshank | Original Etching | 1822 (Second and Final Edition, 1835) | Sold | |
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Household Troops, or a Sketch of a Few, of the Principal Trustworthy and Confidential Domestics of Worthy and Confiding Families by Isaac Robert Cruikshank | Original Etching | 1827 (Second and Final Edition, 1835) | |
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Monstrosities of 1827 by Isaac Robert Cruikshank | Original Etching | 1827 (Second and Final Edition, 1835) | Sold |
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