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Written by: Nil GüneşResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Old Master Drawings · Catalogue no. 144365
George CruikshankSketchbook
StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byArt Institute of Chicago
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| Artist / Maker | George Cruikshank |
|---|---|
| Date | n.d. |
| Culture / Origin | England |
| Medium | Sketchbook with 16 leaves and 34 pages (including endpapers) of drawings in graphite, many with watercolor, pen and ink or gouache, on cream wove paper, with additional drawings on wove and laid papers tipped in, bound with worn calf-covered boards and in a red levant morocco slip case lined in red watered silk |
| Dimensions | Sheets: 12.5 × 20.6 cm (4 15/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Sketchbook: 13.3 × 21 × 1 cm (5 1/4 × 8 5/16 × 7/16 in.); Slipcase: 23.4 × 15.6 × 2.6 cm (9 1/4 × 6 3/16 × 1 1/16 in.) |
| Department | Prints and Drawings |
| Type | Drawing and Watercolor |
About the Artist
George Cruikshank (British, 1792–1878) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0 / Public Domain.
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