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George Cruikshank
The blue devils / G. Cruikshank fect.
Published
[London] : G. Humphrey, 1823
hand colored engraving
7 3/16 x 9 1/4 inches; with border: 8 1/4 x 10 1/16 inches
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2098
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A melancholy man wearing a night-cap and slippers sits facing an empty grate, his feet on the fender, supporting his head in his hands. He is beset by various small demons, who are mostly miniarture humans.
Associated names
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, engraver.
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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Classification
Department
Century prints
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