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The Tuggs's at Ramsgate

Print
1837-39 (made), ca. 1836 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Chapman & Hall (publisher)
Cruikshank, George (artist)
Cruikshank, George (Illustrator)
Place of origin
London (made)

Proof of etching on India paper signed 'George Cruikshank'.

Object details

Categories
Illustration
Prints
Dickens
Object type
Print
TitleThe Tuggs's at Ramsgate (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
etching on paper
India Paper
Paper
Etching
Etching
Brief description
Etching proof on India paper of an illustration for 'The Tuggs's at Ramsgate' by George Cruikshank (1792-1878), in Chapman and Hall's edition of 'Sketches by Boz', 1837-39.

Physical description
Proof of etching on India paper signed 'George Cruikshank'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.375in
  • Width: 3.625in
Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970.
Content description
Two men are depicted fighting in the centre of a candlelit room, one dressed in military uniform with a sword. A woman in the foreground with clasped hands appears to be pleading with them. A man and two women are standing behind the scene to the left. Another figure is emerging from between curtains to the right and appears unwell.
Marks and inscriptions
'George Cruickshank' (signature, printed, lower centre recto)
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Eliza Cruikshank
Subjects depicted
Fighting
Curtains
Candles
Uniforms
Swords
Place depicted
Ramsgate
Associations
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Literary reference'Sketches by Boz' by Charles Dickens, originally published 1836
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.13. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970.
  • From departmental notes relating to the Cruikshank Bequest
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
9407:31

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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