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George Cruikshank
A sketch in the island of Anglesea / etched by G. Cruikshank.
Published
[London] : G. Humphrey, 1820
hand colored etching
9 3/16 x 7 5/16 inches; with border: 10 x 7 7/8 inches
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2015
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
An equestrian portrait of the Marquess of Anglesey riding a prancing horse in profile to the right. He wears top-hat, tailcoat, and strapped trousers, and there is no indication that he has lost a leg. He rides without a whip, his right hand on his hip.
Associated names
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, etcher.
Humphrey, G., fl. ca. 1820, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Humphrey, G., fl. ca. 1820, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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