Connoisseurs at a Print Sale
Etching
1828 (printed)
1828 (printed)
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In this small, early 19th century illustration George Cruikshank has captured the theatrical and social atmosphere of an auction sale.
A sale of prints is taking place. The auctioneer stands on a podium on the right. Below him, around a table, is an all-male crowd of bidders, variously caught up in the excitement. The auctioneer seems to be taking a bid from the standing man on the far left, who waves a roll of papers. Prints are pinned up on the back wall of the room and some of the bidders, with friends, are studying their auction catalogues.
A sale of prints is taking place. The auctioneer stands on a podium on the right. Below him, around a table, is an all-male crowd of bidders, variously caught up in the excitement. The auctioneer seems to be taking a bid from the standing man on the far left, who waves a roll of papers. Prints are pinned up on the back wall of the room and some of the bidders, with friends, are studying their auction catalogues.
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| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | George Cruikshank (1792-1878);Connoisseurs at a Print Sale, Illustration to "Catalogue Raisonné of the Select Collection of Engravings by an Amateur" by John Wilson; etching |
| Physical description | Etching |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs George Cruikshank |
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| Literary reference | James Wilson 'Catalogue Raisonné of the Select Collection of Engravings by an Amateur' |
| Summary | In this small, early 19th century illustration George Cruikshank has captured the theatrical and social atmosphere of an auction sale. A sale of prints is taking place. The auctioneer stands on a podium on the right. Below him, around a table, is an all-male crowd of bidders, variously caught up in the excitement. The auctioneer seems to be taking a bid from the standing man on the far left, who waves a roll of papers. Prints are pinned up on the back wall of the room and some of the bidders, with friends, are studying their auction catalogues. |
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| Accession number | 9543:1 |
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| Record created | December 3, 2002 |
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