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The Beadle by George Cruikshank

The Beadle

George Cruikshank · 1800

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Artist
George Cruikshank
Date
1800
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and red wash
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Drawings
Culture
England, 19th century
Credit line
Gift of Gertrude Haskell Britton, Katherine Haskell Perkins, Mary Haskell Hunter and Melville Hanna Haskell in memory of Mrs. Coburn Haskell
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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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