Sentiment
Print
1830s (made)
1830s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
One sheet with two etchings, both signed 'George Cruikshank'.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Sentiment (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching proof |
| Brief description | Proof of etching for the illustration to 'Sentiment' by George Cruikshank for John Macrone's edition of 'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens. 1830s. |
| Physical description | One sheet with two etchings, both signed 'George Cruikshank'. |
| Dimensions |
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| Content description | A sheet with two etchings; the one on the left depicts a group of figures in a candlelit room with a beamed ceiling, two, notably, in Scottish costume with kilts and sporrans. A woman sits at the back of the room reading. In the etching on the right, a lady introduces a man to a younger woman, holding a fan, seated on a chair at the side of a room where there is a dance taking place. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'George Cruikshank' (Signed) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Association | |
| Literary reference | 'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens, first published 1836. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.14. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 9726:8 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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