British caricaturist and book illustrator (1792–1878)
For the American educator, newspaper editor and historian, see George Cruikshank (editor). For other people, see George Cruickshank (disambiguation).
George Cruikshank
George Cruikshank, 1836
Born
(1792-09-27)27 September 1792
London, England
Died
1 February 1878(1878-02-01) (aged 85)
London, England
Nationality
British
Known for
Cartoonist (caricaturist), children's literature
Spouses
Mary Ann Walker
(m. 1827; died 1849)
Eliza Widdison
(m. 1851)
Partner
Adelaide Attree
Children
11
Parent(s)
Isaac Cruikshank Mary MacNaughton
Relatives
Isaac Robert Cruikshank (brother)
George Cruikshank or Cruickshank (/ˈkrʊkʃæŋk/KRUUK-shank; 27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience.
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originally intended to form part of Dickens's serial, The Mudfog Papers. GeorgeCruikshank provided one steel etching per month to illustrate each instalment...
tuberculosis. Their sons Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789–1856), and GeorgeCruikshank (1792–1878), also became artists. Cruikshank's first known publications were...
portrait miniaturist, the less well-known brother of GeorgeCruikshank, both sons of Isaac Cruikshank. Just like them, he holds importance as a pioneer in...
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reviews, and he had a conflict with Charles Dickens and illustrator GeorgeCruikshank. All of England is captivated with a trial. Roger Tichborne, rightful...
Goble Illustrations Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine by GeorgeCruikshank Professor S. Cicciotti's page about G. B. Basile (in Italian) Online...
to ridiculing the ambitions of revolutionary France and Napoleon. GeorgeCruikshank became the leading cartoonist in the period following Gillray, from...
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current title, in February and August 1836, with illustrations by GeorgeCruikshank. The first complete one volume edition appeared in 1839. The 56 sketches...
Coffee-house, St. James's Street. An etching of it was made by artist GeorgeCruikshank in 1822. Captain Edes' son took possession of the mermaid and sold...
writing. These illustrations were produced by 18 artists, including GeorgeCruikshank and Robert Seymour. Most of William Ainsworth's, Charles Lever's,...
included Daniel Maclise, Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Bulwer-Lytton and GeorgeCruikshank. All these became his friends and collaborators, with the exception...
edition released in the mid-19th century included elaborate etchings by GeorgeCruikshank. Upon the brothers' deaths, the copyright went to Wilhelm's son Hermann...
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hounds and owl, observed by the Duke of Richmond and the Earl of Surrey, in Harrison Ainsworth's Windsor Castle, illustrated by GeorgeCruikshank, c. 1843...
Alabama's fourth district in the Second Confederate Congress. Cruikshank's son, GeorgeCruikshank, was a newspaper editor of the Birmingham Chronicle and Birmingham...
James's Street as illustrated in an etching of it was made by artist GeorgeCruikshank. Although the exhibitors called it "mermaid", the gender (as to the...
Europe, notable figures of the early 19th Century were John Leech, GeorgeCruikshank, Dickens illustrator Hablot Knight Browne, and, in France, Honoré...
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