The Prince of Whales or the Fisherman at Anchor
George Cruikshank|M. [or W. N.] Jones
May 1, 1812
![The Prince of Whales or the Fisherman at Anchor by George Cruikshank|M. [or W. N.] Jones](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/the-prince-of-whales-or-the-fisherman-at-anchor-393176.webp)
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
sheet: 8 3/4 x 20 15/16 in. (22.2 x 53.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.888-128
Tags
SatireMermaidsFish
About the Artist
George Cruikshank|M. [or W. N.] Jones · 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 ...