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The Head Ache by George Cruikshank

The Head Ache

George Cruikshank · 1819

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DETAILS
Artist
George Cruikshank
Date
1819
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
plate: 8 1/8 x 10 1/16 in. (20.7 x 25.5 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
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George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank, the "modern Hogarth," captivated 19th-century audiences with his prolific caricatures and iconic illustrations for authors like Charles Dickens.

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