Examples of fraudulent imitations (?). Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1843.
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
- Date:
- 1843
- Reference:
- 588782i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
From top to bottom: 'la jeune France' sits evenly in a balance with 'Young England', a man standing on a ladder brushes paint onto a wall to suggest 'fresco painting', 'the singing mouse' plays 'the air by madam catalanc...' on a piano watched in the centre by three cats with eye glasses, and a scare crow is 'The farmers friend' bottom right
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1843.
Physical description
1 print : etching ; sheet 16.9 x 10.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Humbugs of the day. George Cruikshank 1843
Reference
Wellcome Collection 588782i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores