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Kitty Flirt

Print
ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bish (commissioned by)
Cruikshank, George (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Government lotteries were held annually from the 1790s until 1826. From 1796 the most prominent broker was T. Bish. Bish established his reputation through his publicity material - handbills, posters, tickets and even a giant horse-drawn billboard. He provided printers with much work and promoted the use of wood engravings on his small handbills and eye-catching ornamented typefaces on his posters. According to A. Cohn thee are from 'A series of 18, all dated 12th January, all signed by George Cruikshank'. However these three are not signed.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Object type
Print
TitleKitty Flirt (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving and letterpress in ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Wood Engraving
Letterpress Printing
Brief description
Print by George Cruikshank, lottery advertising for the lottery agent Bish, 'Kitty Flirt', wood engraving, British, ca. 1820
Physical description
Lottery advertisement made for the lottery agent Bish, designed by George Cruikshank and entitled 'Kitty Flirt'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.5cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Gallery label
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (1792-1878)
Lottery advertising for the lottery agent Bish. c.1820
Mr Tryfort, Kitty Flirt and Betty Buckram
Wood engravings and letterpress
E.720-722-1994

Government lotteries were held annually from the 1790s until 1826.
From 1796 the most prominent broker was T. Bish. Bish established
his reputation through his publicity material - hand bills, posters,
tickets and even a giant horse-drawn billboard - and has been cited
as one of the founding fathers of advertising. He provided printers
with much work and promoted the use of wood engravings on his
small handbills and eye-catching ornamented type-faces on his
posters.
Object history
Acquired in connection with the display A Fine Line - Commercial Wood Engraving in Britain, V&A, 10 October 1994 - 26 March 1994.
Subjects depicted
Woman
Caricature
Summary
Government lotteries were held annually from the 1790s until 1826. From 1796 the most prominent broker was T. Bish. Bish established his reputation through his publicity material - handbills, posters, tickets and even a giant horse-drawn billboard. He provided printers with much work and promoted the use of wood engravings on his small handbills and eye-catching ornamented typefaces on his posters. According to A. Cohn thee are from 'A series of 18, all dated 12th January, all signed by George Cruikshank'. However these three are not signed.
Bibliographic references
  • Cohn, Albert M. George Cruikshank, a catalogue raisonné of the work executed during the years 1806-1877; with collations, notes, approximate values, facsimiles, and illustrations London: from the office of "the bookman's journal", 1924. 375p., ill. p. 303, cat. no. 1515
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1994
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.721-1994

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Record createdNovember 25, 2008
Record URL
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