Not on display

'Joey Grimaldi, by George Cruikshank'

Print

Full length male figure with exaggerated features tinted red on cheeks, wearing a knee-length blue coat with deep 'fur' collar and cuffs, yellow 'crown' headdress, yellow and orange stockings and holding a tall hat in his left hand, with a city gate in the distance. Wood engraving coloured by hand after George Cruikshank.

Object details

Category
Object type
Title'Joey Grimaldi, by George Cruikshank'
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving
Brief description
'Joey Grimaldi' wood engraving coloured by hand after George Cruikshank.
Physical description
Full length male figure with exaggerated features tinted red on cheeks, wearing a knee-length blue coat with deep 'fur' collar and cuffs, yellow 'crown' headdress, yellow and orange stockings and holding a tall hat in his left hand, with a city gate in the distance. Wood engraving coloured by hand after George Cruikshank.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 68mm
  • Print size width: 45mm
Print cut down and mounted on paper
Credit line
Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest
Object history
The print is a copy of a Cruikshank original.
The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.464-2000

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2001
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