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Sentiment

Print
1830s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One sheet with two etchings, both signed 'George Cruikshank'.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSentiment (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching proof
Brief description
Proof of etching for the illustration to 'Sentiment' by George Cruikshank for John Macrone's edition of 'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens. 1830s.
Physical description
One sheet with two etchings, both signed 'George Cruikshank'.
Dimensions
  • Width: 3in
  • Height: 3.25in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970.
Content description
A sheet with two etchings; the one on the left depicts a group of figures in a candlelit room with a beamed ceiling, two, notably, in Scottish costume with kilts and sporrans. A woman sits at the back of the room reading. In the etching on the right, a lady introduces a man to a younger woman, holding a fan, seated on a chair at the side of a room where there is a dance taking place.
Marks and inscriptions
'George Cruikshank' (Signed)
Subjects depicted
Association
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
Accession number
9726:8

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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