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A very good man, no doubt, but a Bad Sailor!

Satirical Print
21 August 1845 (drawn), 1 September 1845 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching showing a scene on board a boat, a worried looking man standing centre front with a scarf tying on his cap, holding tightly to a rope, whilst other men sit smoking and smiling in background.


Object details

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Object type
TitleA very good man, no doubt, but a Bad Sailor! (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
etching
Brief description
George Cruikshank. 'A very good man, no doubt, but a Bad Sailor!'. Drawn in Margate, published London. Etching from The Table Book No. 9, Sept. 1845.
Physical description
Etching showing a scene on board a boat, a worried looking man standing centre front with a scarf tying on his cap, holding tightly to a rope, whilst other men sit smoking and smiling in background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5in
  • Width: 6.75in
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956.
  • A.M. Cohn. George Cruikshank: A Catalogue Raisonné . . . 1806-1877. London, 1924.
Collection
Accession number
E.535-1943

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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