Police raid a lodging house at night and arrest a convicted thief. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

  • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
Date:
1848
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26038i
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The drunkard's children
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1848

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 21.8 x 33 cm.

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The drunkard's children. plate IV. urged on by his ruffian companions, and excited by drink, he commits a desparate robbery - he is taken by the police at a three-penny lodging house. George Cruikshank

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Wellcome Collection 26038i

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