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The Beadle by George Cruikshank — VisualArtsDB

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The Beadle

The Beadle

The Beadle

George Cruikshank

1800–1878

Medium: graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and red wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 12.2 x 6.8 cm (4 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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England, 19th century

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