Rare Fare

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Artist/Maker	Cruikshank, George (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Etching and aquatint with hand colouring, a caricature of a family sitting at a laden table.

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Categories	Caricatures & Cartoons Prints Eating Satire
Object type	Satirical print
Titles	Rare Fare (assigned by artist) Before the War (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	etching and aquatint with hand colouring Etching Aquatint Hand-Colouring
Brief description	George Cruikshank. 'Before the War; 'Rare Fare'. Caricature of a family at dinner. Published London, 1815.
Physical description	Etching and aquatint with hand colouring, a caricature of a family sitting at a laden table.
Dimensions	Height: 8.625in Width: 6.625in
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. British Museum, Catalogue of Politicial and Personal Satires [c.1320-1832] London, 1870-1954.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.534-1943

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O726461/rare-fare-satirical-print-cruikshank-george/

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