George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878)
published by Pickering & Chatto (English, 19th century)
"Taking Care of Number One" or A Gentleman Endeavoring to Keep "Number One" Out of "St Pauls Church Yard" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top)
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George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878)
published by Pickering & Chatto (English, 19th century)1853, printed c. 1880
"Taking Care of Number One" or A Gentleman Endeavoring to Keep "Number One" Out of "St Pauls Church Yard" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top)
George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878) published by Pickering & Chatto (English, 19th century) →printprints and drawing
Date
1853, printed c. 1880
Medium
Two steel etchings in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)
Dimensions
Primary support: 19.9 × 16.2 cm (7 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Secondary support: 34.5 × 25.4 cm (13 5/8 × 10 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
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George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878) published by Pickering & Chatto (English, 19th century)
