| Method | Etching with hand colouring |
| Artist | Isaac Cruikshank after George Moutard Woodward |
| Published | [London Pub by Allen & West, 15 Paternoster Row Jan 14, 1797] |
| Dimensions | Image 152 x 230 mm |
| Notes |
Plate 52 to 'Eccentric Excursions, or. Literary & Pictorial sketches of Countenance, Character and Country, in ..... England & South Wales'. The print shows two heads facing each other in profile. The one on the left is of a young man in a cap and gown, he has a cheerful expression, long flowing curls of hair and a ruffled cravat. The other on the right is of the same man transformed. He has a sour expression, his lower lip protuding. He wears a high neck coat, clerical bands around his neck and his receding hair is smoothed back and tucked into his collar. Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1764-1811), was a Scottish painter and caricaturist. Born in Edinburgh, he studied with a local artist, possibly John Kay, and travelled to London in 1783. He married Mary MacNaughton in 1788 and had five children, including the caricaturists Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856) and George Cruikshank (1792-1878). He produced work for various publications including 'Edinburgh types' (c.1784), 'Witticisms and Jests of Dr Johnson' (1791), and George Shaw's 'General Zoology' (1800–26). Through his caricatures, Cruikshank and Gillray developed the figure of John Bull. He worked with the publishers John Roach, S. W. Fores and Johnny Fairburn. He also collaborated with his son George. Cruikshank died of alcohol poisoning as the result of a drinking contest. George Moutard Woodward (1760 – 1809) was an English amateur caricaturist and humorous writer. Nicknamed 'Mustard George', Woodward had a somewhat crude but energetic style. Widely published in the Caricature magazine and elsewhere, his drawings were nearly all etched by others, primarily Thomas Rowlandson, but also Charles Williams and Isaac Cruikshank. He was described by Dorothy George as 'an very considerable figure in caricature: he was original, prolific and varied'. BM Satires 9116 Condition: Trimmed and grangerised, some toning to sheet. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £150.00 |
| Stock ID | 47919 |