George Cruikshank
1792-1878
Six Sketches
7 13/16 x 5 5/16 inches (198 x 136 mm)
Graphite and watercolor, on paper.
1986.2069
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Six sketches on single sheet, with four on recto and two on verso.
Summary
On recto: two sketches of groups of figures, one titles "The Vestry", the other "The Xtia...[illegible]; with a third sketch of a man lying on what appears to be the edge of a cliff, and a fourth of a long-necked grotesque figure. Verso: sketch of a figure seated on a hillside or cliff, surmounted by a rectangular decoration, with a small sketch of a girl's head in profile to the right.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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