Manchester, in 1851
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Plate: 8 11/16 × 11 1/4 in. (22 × 28.5 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 × 19 11/16 in. (31.8 × 50 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.541.55(4)
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Manchester, in 185" is a vivid etching by renowned British caricaturist and George Cruikshank published by David Bogue Captured on a modest plate measuring 8 11/16 × 11 1/4 inches, this print offers a detailed snapshot of Manchester's urban landscape, teeming with streets, buildings, and the pulse of city life. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department as part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, exemplifies Cruikshank's mastery of etching—a precise intaglio technique where acid bites into a metal plate to create intricate lines, allowing for sharp contrasts an...
About the Artist
David Bogue|George Cruikshank (British|British) · 1807 |1792 –1856 |1878
British, active London, 1807/8–56|British, London 1792–1878 London