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Oliver waited on by the Bow Street Runners

Print
1838-46 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching proof inscribed with the title 'Oliver waited on by the Bow Street Runners' and 'All these as done in the etchings'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleOliver waited on by the Bow Street Runners (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching proof
Brief description
Proof of an etching by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) titled 'Oliver waited on by the Bow Street Runners' for the 1846 edition of 'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens.
Physical description
Etching proof inscribed with the title 'Oliver waited on by the Bow Street Runners' and 'All these as done in the etchings'.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Oliver waited on by the Bow Street Runners' (inscribed with title and)
  • 'All these as done in the etchings' (inscribed)
Association
Literary reference'Oliver Twist' by Charles Dickens
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum. Charles Dickens. London: 1970, p.23-25.
Collection
Accession number
9996:4

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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