Original drawings,
circa 1836-1855.

Description

Main Author

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.

Related Names

Perth, John David Drummond, Earl of, 1907-2002, former owner.
Post-1650 Manuscript Collection (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library)
Root & Son

Language(s)

English

Published

England, circa 1836-1855.

Subjects

Cruikshank, George, > Cruikshank, George, / 1792-1878 > Cruikshank, George, / 1792-1878 / Correspondence.
Caricatures and cartoons > Caricatures and cartoons / Great Britain.
Verse satire.
English wit and humor > English wit and humor / 19th century.
Cartoons > Cartoons / Great Britain > Cartoons / Great Britain / 19th century.
Caricatures > Caricatures / Great Britain > Caricatures / Great Britain / 19th century.

Note

Acquisition made accessible thanks to the generous support of the Frederick J. and Margret L. Worden Endowment.
All leaves inlaid.
Many drawings are of faces, horses, and centaurs, and are occasionally captioned. Many have been signed or initialed by Cruikshank.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript, in Cruikshank's and others' hands, of a collection of more than a dozen verse and prose fragments, notes, and letters received, each accompanied by Cruikshank's drawings, caricatures, and sketches in pencil, ink, or watercolor. Numerous letters discuss Cruikshank's illustrations for publications, including one by Richard Bentley; others discuss employment on the docks and attendance at a Dramatic Committee meeting. Drafts include notes about criminals and a fragment of Cruikshank's 'A Pop-Gun.' At the front of the volume is an engraved portrait of Cruikshank.
Former owner: Viscount Strathallan (John David Drummond, 17th Earl of Perth), from the library at Stobhall.

Physical Description

1 volume (32 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 x 25 cm., in slip case 30 x 26 cm.

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