George Cruikshank
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Selected Works189

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Conspirators
Conspirators, 1817
Acquired 1974
Hand-colored etching on laid paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
JACK JUNK Embarking on a CRUIZE.
JACK JUNK Embarking on a CRUIZE., 1807
Acquired 1974
Hand-colored etching on laid paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Shuttlecocks and Mackerel, or Members Going to Vote on the Corn Bill
Shuttlecocks and Mackerel, or Members Going to Vote on the Corn Bill, 1815
Acquired 1974
Etching with hand coloring on laid paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A New Way to Enforce an Argument!!!!
A New Way to Enforce an Argument!!!!, 1815
Acquired 1974
Hand-colored etching on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Freedom & Purity of Election!!! Showing the Necessity of Reform in the Close Boroughs
Freedom & Purity of Election!!! Showing the Necessity of Reform in the Close Boroughs, 1820
Acquired 1974
Hand-colored etching on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A Dutch Toy!!! or, A Pretty Play-thing for a Young Princess!!! Huzza
A Dutch Toy!!! or, A Pretty Play-thing for a Young Princess!!! Huzza, 1814
Acquired 1974
Etching with hand coloring on laid paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Royal Condescension or, A Foreign Minister Astonished! - April 1817 -
Royal Condescension or, A Foreign Minister Astonished! - April 1817 -, 1817
Acquired 1974
Hand-colored etching on wove paper
MoMA
Lazaro Outwitted by the Cura from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis
Lazaro Outwitted by the Cura from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis, 1837
Acquired 1964
Etching
MoMA
Polinario & the Bishop of Jaen from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis
Polinario & the Bishop of Jaen from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis, 1837
Acquired 1964
Etching
MoMA
Juanes & the Goose from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis
Juanes & the Goose from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis, 1837
Acquired 1964
Etching
MoMA
The Author & his Guide from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis
The Author & his Guide from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis, 1837
Acquired 1964
Etching
MoMA
Lazaro & the Cura from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis
Lazaro & the Cura from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis, 1837
Acquired 1964
Etching
MoMA
Lazaro & the Franciscan Friar from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis
Lazaro & the Franciscan Friar from Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote by Henry D. Inglis, 1837
Acquired 1964
Etching
Art Institute of Chicago
Humming Birds, or A Dandy Trio
Humming Birds, or A Dandy Trio, 1819
Acquired 1956
Hand-colored etching on paper
Art Institute of Chicago
La Poule
La Poule, 1817
Acquired 1956
Hand-colored etching on paper
LACMA
Monstrosities of 1825-6
Monstrosities of 1825-6, 1825
Acquired 1946
Etching
LACMA
Puck on Pegasus
Puck on Pegasus, 1861
Acquired 1946
Etching on chine colle
LACMA
Monstrosities of 1825-26
Monstrosities of 1825-26, 1825
Acquired 1946
Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor on paper, laid down
LACMA
The Jew and Morris Bosle Begin to Understand Each Other
The Jew and Morris Bosle Begin to Understand Each Other, 1830
Acquired 1946
Watercolor
LACMA
Puck on Pegasus
Puck on Pegasus, 1861
Acquired 1946
Graphite and watercolor
LACMA
Saint James, or Court of Queen Anne
Saint James, or Court of Queen Anne, 1844
Acquired 1946
Graphite and watercolor
LACMA
The Last Chance
The Last Chance, 1830
Acquired 1946
Watercolor
Art Institute of Chicago
The Headache
The Headache, 1819
Acquired 1945
Hand-colored etching on ivory laid paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A Peasant Carrying Off a French Cannon into the Russian Camp Whilst the Enemy had Left it to go Marauding in the Village
A Peasant Carrying Off a French Cannon into the Russian Camp Whilst the Enemy had Left it to go Marauding in the Village, 1813
Acquired 1944
Etching on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Allied Bakers or The Corsican Toad in the Hole
The Allied Bakers or The Corsican Toad in the Hole, 1814
Acquired 1944
Etching on wove paper

Previous Sales

Christie's
George Cruikshank, 1853-64
George Cruikshank, 1853-64
$1,134
Apr 2022
Sotheby's
Parisian low life
Parisian low life, 1819
$1,764
Oct 2021
Christie's
Napoleon the Great, in his Coronation Robes
Napoleon the Great, in his Coronation Robes
$358
Dec 2004
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
£1,645 ($2k USD)
Sep 2001
Bonhams
CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE
CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE, 1844
$2,805
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
"Phrenological Illustrations Or An Artist's View of the Craniological System of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim"
"Phrenological Illustrations Or An Artist's View of the Craniological System of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim"
Bidding closed

For Sale

Andrew Edmunds · Artsy
The Cholic
The Cholic
For sale
Etching & engraving, with publisher’s watercolour
Wallector · Artsy
Cat's Tail
Cat's Tail, 1831
£670
Rare Book
Wallector · Artsy
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, 1831
£1,200
Rare Book
Wallector · Artsy
Comic Poems
Comic Poems, 1830
£2,100
Rare book
Wallector · Artsy
The History of Amelia
The History of Amelia, 1832
£220
Rare Book
Wallector · Artsy
Humming Birds & Co.
Humming Birds & Co., 1835
£1,000
Rare Book
Wallector · Artsy
George Cruikshank’s Table Book
George Cruikshank’s Table Book, 1845
£760
Rare Book
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
An Unkind Wish
An Unkind Wish, 1833
For sale
Pen and brown ink with watercolor on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Half-Length of a Lawyer and Other Sketches
Half-Length of a Lawyer and Other Sketches
For sale
Graphite and pen and brown ink with pink, brown, and blue wash
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Satirical Sketches
Satirical Sketches
For sale
Pen and brown ink and graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Fairy Connoisseurs Inspecting Mr. Frederick Locker's Collection of Drawings
Fairy Connoisseurs Inspecting Mr. Frederick Locker's Collection of Drawings, 1868
For sale
Etching in black on wove paper
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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The Political House That Jack Built
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.605 · Wood engraving
Funds from various donors, 2018
The Worship of Bacchus; or, the Drinking Customs of Society
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2011 · Accession 2011.2 · Steel engraving; modern restrike
Gift of Matthew and Susan Gurewitsch, 2011
Studies for Pettigrew's Egyptian Mummies
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.19 · Graphite on paper
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
Horses Rearing and A Grotesque Face
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.20 · Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
Untitled
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.22 · Pen and dark brown ink
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
Assassination of a Queen
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.16 · Graphite and ink wash on tissue
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
London Coach and Four
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.23 · Pen and brown ink on paper
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
A list of subjects
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.18 · Pen and brown ink on "Gater 1819"
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
Contemplation from the upper gallery of St. Paul's
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.21 · Pen and brown ink
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
Mr. Orlando Griffin; Original sketch Bentley's Miscellany
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.24 · Graphite and ink wash on paper
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
Two Studies of an Arm
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.35.17 · Graphite on wove paper
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Stuart and Beverly Denenberg.
The Worship of Bacchus
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2005 · Accession 2005.15.1 · Etching
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Marion Vogler.
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event
death
George Cruikshank dies
Jan 1, 1878
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birth
George Cruikshank born
Jan 1, 1792