As scaling, love impell'd, a lofty wall, One luckless night, he fell in vast alarm, But caught a beam, and haply broke his fall, For which his fall retorting, broke his arm (from, "Steamers v. Stages; or, Andrew and His Wife, an Aquatic Excursion by Steam")
The image is one of a series of wood engravings made for "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."
Artwork Details
- Title: As scaling, love impell'd, a lofty wall, One luckless night, he fell in vast alarm, But caught a beam, and haply broke his fall, For which his fall retorting, broke his arm (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: Thomas Mosses (British, active 1828–61)
- Date: 1830
- Medium: Wood-engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 4 1/8 × 6 13/16 in. (10.5 × 17.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.888-108
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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