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  • A dwarf on the shoulders of a giant, in a rowdy inn. Etching by G. Cruikshank.
  • Louis XVIII sits on a throne surrounded by bowing marshals who offer their loyalty. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1814.
  • A man buys an oyster from a woman behind the counter in a London oyster saloon. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1839.
  • A man with an eye patch and a pipe is talking to two other men. Glyphograph after George Cruikshank.
  • A soldier with one arm debates with a sailor with a wooden leg the merits of the army and the navy. Reproduction of an etching by I. & G. Cruikshank, 1806.
  • A young man sings and turns the pages of the music as a girl plays the piano. Colour wood engraving (?) after George Cruikshank.
  • Mr. Lambkin dressing up in front of a mirror. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.
  • Actors on stage performing an ice-skating scene fall through a hole in the ice and through the floor of the theatre into a casino on the storey below them. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1844.
  • Mr. Lambkin suffering from excess food and wine, his friends try to make him feel better. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.
  • Two Irishmen in Brighton open a smuggled barrel of what they think is whiskey with a red-hot poker, but it contains gunpowder and explodes. Etching after Cruikshank.
  • A crowd of injured men being helped into a public office by family and friends, who appear to be campaigning on their behalf. Etching attributed to G. Cruikshank.
  • Phrenological illustrations, or an artist's view of the craniological system of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim / By George Cruikshank.
  • The election of a parish beadle in England: crowds thronging the entrance to the polling station, including supporters of the rival candidates, Spruggins and Bung, who expect to be elected according to the large number of their dependents. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1836.
  • Fifteen vignettes relating to child care, domestic medicine, effects of alcohol and eating. Etching by G. Cruikshank after himself.
  • Ascending and descending: (above) people in a balloon; (below) people seated in a rotunda around a pool and in danger of falling into the water. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1842.
  • A drunkard stands before his poor family and swears by the Holy Bible. Wood-engraving by J. Johnston, c. 1864, after G. Cruikshank.
  • James McLean, known as 'the gentleman highwayman'. Etching by G. Cruikshank.
  • A woman suffering the pain of colic; illustrated by demons tugging on a rope wound around her stomach. Coloured etching after G. Cruikshank after Captain F. Marryat.
  • A man who has rented a haunted castle is asked to shave the ghost of a deceased barber. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1861.
  • Mr. Lambkin in bed undergoing hydrotherapy with a follower of V. Priessnitz. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.
  • John Bull being attacked by many tiny figures representing England's engagements overseas. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1813.
  • A man sits at home with his family and offers his wife a drink. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • Seven vignettes illustrating phrenological propensities: tune, covetiveness, secretiveness, size, firmness, time, weight; illustrated by an organ-grinder, a pick-pocket, an adulterer, the huge Daniel Lambert, a pavior with his rammer, a winged clock, a crown on a cushion. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1826, after himself.
  • Top left, gamebirds watching in safety while hunters and poachers shoot each other; top right, a graveyard for colonial institutions in Africa; bottom left, spoonbills (birds) made of teapots and spoons; bottom centre, two men talking about a hen and some ducklings; bottom right, a weather vane in the form of a man holding a gun. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1831.
  • A short dentist (standing on a stool) extracting a tooth from an extremely tall lady who in her agony kicks over his work table. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1821, after A.E.
  • Mr. Lambkin at home ill from overindulgence being visited by a doctor friend. Lithograph by G. Cruikshank.
  • Six vignettes illustrating phrenological propensities: hope, conscientiousness, veneration, cautiousness, benevolence, causality; illustrated by a dog anxious for scraps, a maid attempting a good price for her masters old clothes, an obese gourmand eying an enormous side of beef, a prim couple crossing a muddy road, a man being flogged, Liston acting the part of Paul Pry. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1826, after himself.
  • The drunkard's children. A sequel to The bottle. In eight plates / With a poem by by Charles Mackay.
  • The drunkard's children. A sequel to The bottle. In eight plates / With a poem by by Charles Mackay.
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.