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Artists›George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank

British, 1792–1878

WA-00020890

Mixed MediaSurrealism

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

207

Works in Collection

245

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WikidataQ360466

MoMA

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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
LocationArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1317
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/george-cruikshank
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

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Artworks (207)

Title Page from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1880 · Letterpress in red and black on cream wove paper, folded

50.7 × 34.5 cm (20 × 13 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery--Fine Art Room

1873 · Etching

sheet: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery--Fine Art Room

1873 · Etching

sheet: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Leader of the Parisian Blood Red Republic

1871 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Plate: 42 × 27 cm (16 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 45.8 × 30.5 cm (18 1/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fairy Connoisseurs Inspecting Mr. Frederick Locker's Collection of Drawings

1868 · etching in black on wove paper

sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 25.7 x 17.3 cm (10 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Fairy Connoisseurs Inspecting Mr. Frederick Locker's Collection of Drawings

1867 · watercolor and graphite on wove paper

overall: 24.3 x 17.8 cm (9 9/16 x 7 in.)

National Gallery of Art

"Taking the Air" in Hyde Park [verso]

1865 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on wove paper

overall: 24.3 x 32.2 cm (9 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

"Crinolina" - and the Consequences [recto]

1865 · pen and black ink with watercolor and scratching-out (around the ghosts' eyes on the right) on wove paper

Overall: 24.3 x 32.2 cm (9 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.) mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Mother Shipton (recto); Sheet of Sketches: Fleur-de-Lis and Figures (verso)

1864 · Graphite and watercolor wash (recto), and graphite with brush and gray wash (verso), on cream laid paper

32.4 × 20 cm (12 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Drinking Customs of Society or Worship of Bacchus

1864 · steel engraving

Image: 55.9 x 99.1 cm (22 x 39 in.); Platemark: 68.6 x 108.3 cm (27 x 42 5/8 in.); Sheet: 73.7 x 112.6 cm (29 x 44 5/16 in.); Matted: 76.2 x 113.7 cm (30 x 44 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Worship of Bacchus

1860 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 2360 x 4060 mm

Tate

"Taking Care of Number One" or A Gentleman Endeavoring to Keep "Number One" Out of "St Pauls Church Yard" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top)

1853 · Two steel etchings in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 19.9 × 16.2 cm (7 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Secondary support: 34.5 × 25.4 cm (13 5/8 × 10 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Scarcity of Domestic Services, or Every Family Their Own Cooks!!! from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1853 · Four steel etchings in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 21.3 × 33.8 cm (8 7/16 × 13 5/16 in.); Secondary support: 34.3 × 50.4 cm (13 9/16 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

"The Rights of Women" or the Effects of Female Enfranchisement from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1853 · Steel etching in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 16.1 × 41.4 cm (6 3/8 × 16 5/16 in.); Secondary support: 25.3 × 50.4 cm (10 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Peace Society, or a New "Field of Action" for the Military - in "The Good Time Coming" from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top)

1852 · Two steel etchings in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 20 × 16.3 cm (7 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Secondary support: 34.4 × 25.2 cm (13 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The "Bloomers" in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852 from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1852 · Steel etching in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 16.1 × 41.2 cm (6 3/8 × 16 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 25.3 × 50.4 cm (10 × 19 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Advice "To Those About to Marry" - Buy Cheap Furniture from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1852 · Four steel etchings in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 21.1 × 34.2 cm (8 5/16 × 13 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 34.1 × 50.6 cm (13 7/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Letter: Stop Thief

1851 · Signed letter in pen and brown ink, with several sketches in pen and brown ink, and one entire sheet of sketches in graphite and watercolor, signed in pen and black ink, on two sheets of cream wove paper

228 × 144 (each sheet)

Art Institute of Chicago

Modern Ballooning, or the Newest Phase of Folly from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top)

1851 · Two steel etchings in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 20.6 × 16.3 cm (8 1/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Secondary support: 34.2 × 25.1 cm (13 1/2 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alarming Sacrifice from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853 (top left)

1851 · Four steel etchings in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 20.4 × 33.1 cm (8 1/16 × 13 1/16 in.); Secondary support: 34.4 × 50.6 cm (13 9/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Probable Effects of Over Female Emigration, or Importing the Fair Sex from the Savage Islands in Consequence of Exporting All Our Own to Australia!!!!! from George Cruikshank's Steel Etchings to The Comic Almanacks: 1835-1853

1851 · Steel etching in black on cream India paper, laid down on off-white card (chine collé)

Primary support: 16.2 × 41.2 cm (6 7/16 × 16 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 25.1 × 50.2 cm (9 15/16 × 19 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Looking for Lodgings

1851 · Etching

Plate: 5 9/16 × 8 9/16 in. (14.2 × 21.8 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 × 19 11/16 in. (31.8 × 50 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Some of the Drolleries of the Great Exhibition

1851 · Etching

Plate: 8 9/16 × 11 9/16 in. (21.7 × 29.3 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 × 19 11/16 in. (31.8 × 50 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Odds & Ends, in, out & about, the Great Exhibition of 1851

1851 · Etching

Plate: 8 11/16 × 11 1/16 in. (22 × 28.1 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 × 19 11/16 in. (31.8 × 50 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (7)

207 published of 214 catalogued · 209 with image

Art Institute Chicago
165 published165 img
Nga
18 published18 img
The Met
10 published7 img
MoMA
7 publishedof 14 catalogued12 img
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img
Tate
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Portret van uitgever Charles Tilt achter de toonbank
1836 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Verkoopsters van aardbeien voor de etalage van uitgever Samuel W Fores te Londen
1810 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Beadle
1800 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Miss endeavouring to excite a Glow with her Dutch Play Thing
1814 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Admiral in St. Petersburgh; or, Poor Will foil'd again
1813 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Drinking Customs of Society or Worship of Bacchus
1864 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Collections7

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

New York · 1936