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The Streets, Morning

Print
1830s (made)
Artist/Maker
John Macrone (publisher)
Cruikshank, George (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Worked proof for the illustration to 'The Streets, Morning' by George Cruikshank, for John Macrone's edition of 'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens. 1830s.


Object details

Category
Dickens
Object type
Print
TitleThe Streets, Morning (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Worked proof
Brief description
Worked proof for the illustration to 'The Streets, Morning' by George Cruikshank, for John Macrone's edition of 'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens. 1830s.
DimensionsNo dimensions listed for 10024:1 in Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970.
Content description
A woman wearing a head scarf and apron stands stirring a cup of tea with a spoon, behind a stall in a cobbled street in front of a baker's shop. A man wearing a tail-coat is pictured drinking tea in front of the stall, and a boy stands in the foreground. There is another figure wearing a top hat, leaning on a street bollard in the background. There is a church spire in the distance.
Marks and inscriptions
'George Cruikshank' (Signed)
Subjects depicted
Morning
Streets
Association
Charles Dickens
Literary reference'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens, first published 1836.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.14. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
10024:1

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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