The Barber's Shop

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Artist/Maker	Richard Bentley & Son (publisher) Cruikshank, George (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

Illustration to Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi

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Category	Hair and Hairstyles
Object type	Drawing
Title	The Barber's Shop (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Tracing Drawing
Brief description	'The Barber's Shop'. Tracing of the illustration by George Cruikshank for 'Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi', edited by Charles Dickens and published by Richard Bentley, 1838.
Physical description	Illustration to Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
Dimensions	Height: 4in Width: 3.125in Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970.
Marks and inscriptions	'George Cruikshank' (Signed in ink)
Associations	Charles Dickens Joseph Grimaldi
Literary reference	'Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi' edited by Charles Dickens and published by Richard Bentley, 1838.
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.17. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	9704J

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O679957/the-barbers-shop-drawing-cruikshank-george/

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