George Cruikshank (decorative signature)
George Cruikshank
1776 to 1800
Medium
pen and ink over graphite on blue paper
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 32.2 cm (7 7/8 x 12 11/16 in.) support: 30.5 x 40.7 cm (12 x 16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dr. Clements C. Fry
Accession Number
1944.12.2
About the Artist
George Cruikshank · 1792–1878
George Cruikshank (1792–1878) was born in London on 27 September 1792, the son of Scottish caricaturist Isaac Cruikshank and Mary MacNaughton. His older brother, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, was also a caricaturist and illustrator, while his sister Eliza worked as a designer. From a young age, Cruikshank assisted his father in the studio, contributing titles, backgrounds, and lettering to cartoons by ...