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George Cruikshank
1792-1878
Defeat of the Rebels at Vinegar Hill
1845?
8 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches (225 x 187 mm)
Watercolor over graphite, on cream paper, laid down on white paper.
2006.38:11
Gift of J.P. Morgan, Jr.
Notes
Forms part of a collection of 20 watercolor drawings by Cruikshank to illustrate W.H. Maxwell's History of the Irish Rebellion.
Drawing for an etched illustration for History of the Irish rebellion (London : Baily Brothers, 1845).
Drawing for an etched illustration for History of the Irish rebellion (London : Baily Brothers, 1845).
Inscriptions/Markings
Each drawing is signed by the artist and inscribed with a title below the image in pen and brown ink; in pencil on mount at lower right: p. 144.
Summary
Drawing shows the advance of the British infantry at Vinegar Hill, with the Irish rebels fleeing before them, abandoning their cannons, as their officers vainly attemptto rally them; a British officer is depicted on horseback to the far left, waving his hat in his hand in victory.
Associated names
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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