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Drawing

1837-38 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sheet of pencil sketches for the illustrations to 'Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi'.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, drawing
Brief description
Sheet of pencil sketches by George Cruikshank, containing suggestions for all the illustrations to the Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi edited by Charles Dickens, and published by Richard Bentley, 1838.
Physical description
Sheet of pencil sketches for the illustrations to 'Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9in
  • Width: 7in
Associations
Literary reference'Memoirs of Joseph Gramaldi' edited by Charles Dickens, and published by Richard Bentley in 1838.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum. Charles Dickens, London: 1970, p.16. The full text of the record is as follows: "Two sheets of sketches containing suggestions for all the illustrations to the Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi Inscribed with notes Pencil 9537a and b"
Collection
Accession number
9537A

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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