Steamers v. Stages (from, "Steamers v. Stages; or, Andrew and His Wife, an Aquatic Excursion by Steam")

1830

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Passengers on a steamboat here watch as a racing stage coach overturns, sending luggage and passengers flying. The image is the frontispiece, one of a series of wood engravings, created to illustrate "Steamers v. Stages; or, Andrew and His Wife, an Aquatic Excursion by Steam," published in "Cruikshank's Comic Album: A Collection of Humorous Poetry, Illustrated With Numerous Engravings by Robert Cruikshank."

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Title: Steamers v. Stages (from, "Steamers v. Stages; or, Andrew and His Wife, an Aquatic Excursion by Steam")
Artist: After Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
Engraver: George Wilmot Bonner (British, Devizes, Wiltshire 1796–1836 London)
Date: 1830
Medium: Wood-engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 15/16 × 6 7/8 in. (10 × 17.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.888-107
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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