The Dead Cart and The Waterman's Wife, illustrations to "A Journal of the Plague Year or Memorials of the Great Pestilence in London"
Artwork Details
- Title: The Dead Cart and The Waterman's Wife, illustrations to "A Journal of the Plague Year or Memorials of the Great Pestilence in London"
- Artist: After George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
- Engraver: Samuel Davenport (British, Bedford 1783–1867 London)
- Author: Related author Daniel Defoe (British, London 1660–1731 London)
- Publisher: Thomas Tegg (British, London 1776–1846 London)
- Date: 1835
- Medium: Etching on chine collé
- Dimensions: Each image approx.: 3 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (8.9 × 6.8 cm)
Plate: 5 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (15 × 20.5 cm)
Sheet: 6 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (15.8 × 21 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
- Object Number: 1976.602.108
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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George Cruikshank
Publisher M. Jones
June 1, 1813
British
ca. 1845
Drawn, engraved and published by Robert Pollard
Engraver Aquatint by Francis Jukes
Subject Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline ("Harriet") Acland
November 15, 1784
George Cruikshank
After George Humphrey
Publisher Hannah Humphrey
May 25, 1814
George Evans & Co.
first quarter 20th century
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