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The Prince of Whales or the Fisherman at Anchor

George Cruikshank  (British, London 1792–1878 London)

Publisher:
Published by M. [or W. N.] Jones (London)
Date:
May 1, 1812
Medium:
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions:
sheet: 8 3/4 x 20 15/16 in. (22.2 x 53.2 cm)
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number:
17.3.888-128
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: in plate: "G. Cruikshank sculp"

    Inscription: in plate: "Published May 1st by M Jones No. 5 Newgate Street"

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cohn no. 723, pt. 17, p. 207; British Museum Satires 11877; Reid 161

  • References

    Nadine Orenstein, Constance C. McPhee Infinite Jest: Caricature and Satire from Leonardo to Levine. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Haven and London, 2011, cat. no. 58, 80-81, ill.



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