 Portrait of George Cruikshank Wood engraving published in Harper's Weekly newspaper March 16, 1878
 A Young George Cruikshank
George Cruikshank (September 27, 1792—February 1, 1878) was an English caricaturist and book illustrator. Born in London, he was a member of the Cruikshank family of caricaturists and artists, the son of Scottish painter and caricaturist Isaac Cruikshank. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Image File history File links Size of this preview: 339 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 1592 pixel, file size: 822 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Scan from 1858 book cyclopedia of Wit and Humor edited by William E. Burton. ...
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September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area...
A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures. ...
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Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime...
Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ...
Isaac Cruikshank, Debating Society (Substitute for Hair Powder). ...
Social caricatures and illustrations
 Oliver's reception by Fagin and the boys. Copperplate engraving, 1838 Cruikshank's early career was renowned for his social caricatures of English life for popular publications such as The Comic Almanack (1835-1853) and Omnibus (1842) but later in his career, his book illustrations for Charles Dickens and many other authors reached an international audience. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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 DECEMBER - A Swallow at Christmas (Rara avis in terris ) Copperplate engraving published in The Comic Almanack for 1841 He created folios of prints with moralistic themes inspired by the temperance movement. The best known of these are The Bottle, 8 plates (1847), with its sequel, The Drunkard's Children, 8 plates (1848), with the ambitious work, The Worship of Bacchus, published by subscription after the artist's oil painting, now in the National Gallery, London. Image File history File links 1841_december_280. ...
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The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...
For Charles Dickens, Cruikshank illustrated Sketches by Boz (1836) and Oliver Twist (1838). On December 30, 1871 Cruikshank published a letter in The Times which claimed credit for much of the plot of Oliver Twist. The letter launched a fierce controversy around who created the work. While Dickens was the author, Cruikshank developed many ideas like those that appeared in the book and it is difficult -- if not impossible -- to distinguish his concepts from those of Dickens, which were developed at the same time. Dickens redirects here. ...
Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836. ...
Oliver Twist (1838) is Charles Dickens second novel. ...
Political caricatures
 Snuffing out Boney , 1814
 George Cruikshank, Self-Portrait Cruikshank’s 60-year career began with political prints that attacked the royal family and leading politicians (in 1820 he received a royal bribe of £100 for a pledge "not to caricature His Majesty" (George III of the United Kingdom) "in any immoral situation"). His work included a personification of England named John Bull who was developed from about 1790 in conjunction with other British satirical artists such as James Gillray, and Thomas Rowlandson. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 434 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (579 × 800 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des...
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George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ...
World War I recruiting poster John Bull is a national personification of the Kingdom of Great Britain created by Dr. John Arbuthnot in 1712, and popularized first by British print makers and then overseas by illustrators and writers such as American cartoonist Thomas Nast and Irish writer George Bernard Shaw...
James Gillray James Gillray, sometimes spelled Gilray (born August 13, 1757 in Chelsea; died June 1, 1815), was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. ...
Thomas Rowlandson (July 1756 - April 22, 1827) was an English caricaturist. ...
Cruikshank replaced one of his major influences, James Gillray, as England's most popular satirist. For a generation he delineated Tories, Whigs and Radicals impartially. Satirical material came to him from every public event—wars abroad, the enemies of Britain (he was highly patriotic), the frolic, among other qualities, such as the weird and terrible, in which he excelled. His hostility to enemies of Britain and a crude racism is evident in his illustrations commissioned to accompany William Maxwell's History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 (1845) where his lurid depictions of incidents in the rebellion were characterised by the simian-like portrayal of Irish rebels. James Gillray James Gillray, sometimes spelled Gilray (born August 13, 1757 in Chelsea; died June 1, 1815), was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. ...
The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ...
The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to the mid 19th centuries. ...
William Hamilton Maxwell (1792 - 1850) was a Scots-Irish novelist. ...
Depiction of the battle of Vinegar Hill The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirà Amach 1798 in Irish), or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British dominated Kingdom of Ireland. ...
Families Cebidae Aotidae Pitheciidae Atelidae Cercopithecidae Hylobatidae Hominidae The simians (infraorder Simiiformes) are the higher primates very common to most people: the monkeys and the apes, including humans. ...
 Jacco Macacco at the Westminster-Pit Copperplate engraving, circa 1820
 An unflattering 1819 caricature of the Prince Regent illustrating "The Political House that Jack Built" by William Hone. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (898x600, 205 KB) Summary Title: Tom and Jerry sporting their Blunt on the phenomenon monkey Jacco Macacco at the Westminster-Pit circa 1820 Artist: George Cruikshank (September 27, 1792, London, England – February 1, 1878) Source: Uploaded from my personal collection SirIsaacBrock...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (898x600, 205 KB) Summary Title: Tom and Jerry sporting their Blunt on the phenomenon monkey Jacco Macacco at the Westminster-Pit circa 1820 Artist: George Cruikshank (September 27, 1792, London, England – February 1, 1878) Source: Uploaded from my personal collection SirIsaacBrock...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (471x957, 70 KB) Summary An unflattering caricature of George IV of the United Kingdom as Prince Regent, by George Cruikshank, illustrating The Political House that Jack Built by William Hone (1819). ...
George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ...
William Hone (June 3, 1780 - November 6, 1842) was an English writer and bookseller. ...
| "A Splendid Spread", early satire on the crinoline from The Comic Almanack for 1850. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (859x492, 120 KB) Summary A Splendid Spread, satire on an early inflatable (air tube) version of the crinoline by George Cruikshank, from The Comic Almanack, 1850. ...
1859 fashion plate of both mens and womens daywear, with seabathing in background. ...
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Further reading - Cruikshank, George. (1980). Graphic Works of George Cruikshank. Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-23438-X
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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