George Cruikshank
1792-1878
Guy Fawkes and Humphrey Chetham Rescuing Father Oldcorne and Viviana Radcliffe from the Pursuivant
ca. 1841
5 9/16 x 4 7/8 inches (141 x 124 mm)
Watercolor and graphite, on paper.
1986.2063
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Title from Ray.
Sketch by Cruikshank for an illustration for William Harrison Ainsworth's novel, Guy Fawkes, or, The gunpowder treason (London : Richard Bentley, 1841).
Sketch by Cruikshank for an illustration for William Harrison Ainsworth's novel, Guy Fawkes, or, The gunpowder treason (London : Richard Bentley, 1841).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed by the artist in graphite at foot.
Summary
Drawing shows Guy Fawkes, followed by his fellow rescuers, entering a room through a panel in the wall; he points his pistol at the leader of the pursuivants, while Viviana kneels before Father Oldcorne at left, clutching his arm.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography
Ray, Gordon N. The illustrator and the book in England from 1790 to 1914. New York ; London : Oxford University Press, 1976, p. 72.
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Century Drawings
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