Fashions and Frights of 1829 (recto); Angels Ever Bright and Fair (verso)
Medium
Graphite with brush and watercolor (recto) and graphite (verso) on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
27.5 × 37.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 13/16 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112163
About the Artist
George Cruikshank · 1792–1878
George Cruikshank (1792–1878) was born in London on 27 September 1792, the son of Scottish caricaturist Isaac Cruikshank and Mary MacNaughton. His older brother, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, was also a caricaturist and illustrator, while his sister Eliza worked as a designer. From a young age, Cruikshank assisted his father in the studio, contributing titles, backgrounds, and lettering to cartoons by ...