Victorian England produced fuzzy, sentimental painting, and a lot of sharp and funny drawing. The drawing has lasted better. Three of her ace draftsmen, George Cruikshank, Richard Doyle and Sir John ...

George Cruikshank is at once too good for, and not quite up to the mark of “ Punch.” His best works have always been his etchings on steel and copper ; and wonderful examples of chalcographic ...

The English artist George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was primarily a caricaturist and illustrator. He was the preeminent Victorian practitioner of graphic satire in the tradition of William Hogarth.

After the demise of The Comic Almanack in 1853 (see posting September 2008), George Cruikshank (1792-1878) tried to publish a magazine under his own name: Cruikshank’s Magazine. It only lasted two ...

George Cruikshank (1792-1878), [Illustrations to Jack Sheppard, by William H. Ainsworth (1805-1882)] (London: R. Bentley, 1839). Graphic Arts Collection (GA) Cruik 1839.01 William Harrison Ainsworth ...

The Widener Memorial Room has an unusual display of illustrations and caricatures by George Cruikshank this week instead of the more customary books. One of the most interesting works is a roll of ...

xvi, 375, [1] p. front. (port.) plates (1 col.) facsims. (part mounted) 30 cm ...

In this brief letter from George Cruikshank to the Dalziel Brothers, Cruikshank request two sets of proofs of his illustrations from the Omnibus (first published in 1841) and two "ditto" of his ...

Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris. 2/7. Illustrator Quentin Blake nominates George Cruikshank, who drew the original Fagin and Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist. Vic Gatrell outlines ...