George Cruikshank
1792-1878
"Paying Off"
6 13/16 x 8 9/16 inches (173 x 218 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash, over pencil, on paper.
1976.26:4
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan.
Notes
Watermark: Whatman.
One of eight designs for M.H. Barker's "Greenwich Hospital", London, 1826, facing page 102.
Formerly bound into the De Forest copy of the first edition.
One of eight designs for M.H. Barker's "Greenwich Hospital", London, 1826, facing page 102.
Formerly bound into the De Forest copy of the first edition.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in pen and black ink at lower left, "Geo. Cruikshank"; inscribed by the artist above design, "Original sketch for Capt.n Barkers-Greenwich Hospital"; inscribed below design, "Paying Off-or-The Jew".
Associated names
De Forest, George Beach, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Old Sailor, 1790-1846. Greenwich hospital.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Old Sailor, 1790-1846. Greenwich hospital.
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Century Drawings
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