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"A Penny, Sir!" by George Cruikshank — VisualArtsDB

"A Penny, Sir!"

"A Penny, Sir!"

George Cruikshank

Medium: Graphite on cream paper
Dimensions: irregular: 8.4 x 3.8 cm (3 5/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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british

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Quarter Day from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

Quarter Day from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1844

"Taking Care of Number One" or A Gentleman Endeavoring to Keep "Number One" Out of "St Pauls Church Yard" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top)

"Taking Care of Number One" or A Gentleman Endeavoring to Keep "Number One" Out of "St Pauls Church Yard" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top)

George Cruikshank, 1853

Two Self-Portraits in Profile

George Cruikshank, 1844

May I Die if There is'nt Sir George!!

May I Die if There is'nt Sir George!!

George Cruikshank, 1817

Conspirators, or Delegates in Council

Conspirators, or Delegates in Council

George Cruikshank, 1817

The Return of Paris

The Return of Paris

George Cruikshank, 1817

Lady Day - Old & New Style from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

Lady Day - Old & New Style from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1845

The Fiends of Frying Pan or Annual Festival or Tom Foolery & Vice

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Title Page from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

Title Page from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

George Cruikshank, 1880

Odd Fish

Odd Fish

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Randulph Crew Introduced to Beau Villiers on the Mall

Randulph Crew Introduced to Beau Villiers on the Mall

George Cruikshank, 1852

Over-Head and Under-Foot from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

Over-Head and Under-Foot from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

George Cruikshank, 1842