(Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
(1789-1856), Caricaturist and miniature painterSitter in 2 portraits
Artist associated with 32 portraits
The elder brother of the satirical artist, George Cruikshank , Robert first studied art under his father, Isaac Cruikshank. During the Napoleonic wars, he served in the merchant navy after which he returned to his artistic career. Among his illustrations are some notable ones for Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha. His work in etching and illustration paralleled that of his brother. The two often collaborated and together the brothers illustrated such books as Pierce's Life in London. In 1835, the London publisher, Thomas McLean, acquired a number of the most popular plates and reprinted them for an edition entitled Cruikshankiana.
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, after Henry Meyer
wash and pencil, circa 1810
NPG 2788
attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
pencil and sepia wash, circa 1835
NPG 2789
by George Cruikshank, after (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, circa 1814
NPG D21263
Edmund Kean as Lucius Junius in 'Brutus'
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, published 1819
NPG D21268
Robert William Elliston as Duke Aranza in Tobin's 'The Honeymoon'
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, 1819
NPG D46074
James Pimbury Wilkinson as Hookey Walker in Pindar's 'Walk for a Wager'
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
etching, published 1819
NPG D8511
James Pimbury Wilkinson as Hookey Walker in Pindar's 'Walk for a Wager'
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
etching, published 1819
NPG D8512
The Broken Crown or, The Disasters of a Green-Bag Chief!!!
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Orlando Hodgson
hand-coloured etching and letterpress, circa November-December 1820
NPG D46037
Doctors, Bishops, Judges, Generals, and Statesmen at hard work on a Sitting Committee
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, circa 1820
NPG D48671
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 19 June 1820
NPG D17921
The Time Piece! & Cunning Jack o' both sides
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published June 1820
NPG D17928
Mother Wood, the Popular Procuress-! (Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Bt)
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 24 June 1820
NPG D17930
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published May 1821
NPG D48680
probably by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
pencil and watercolour, circa 1821
NPG D2192
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
etching and aquatint, published 16 August 1821
NPG D455
'Mr Mathews In His 'At Home' of 1821' (Charles Mathews)
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
etching, circa 1821
NPG D5229
Madame Vestris as Don Giovanni
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
etching, circa 1821
NPG D5230
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, published 1823
NPG D21266
Edmund Kean as Leonatus Posthumus in 'Cymbeline'
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1823
NPG D21267
by Piercy Roberts, published by Hodgson & Co, after (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
stipple and line engraving, published 13 January 1823
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by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
etching, published 1824
NPG D3300
Possibly George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published July 1824
NPG D4831
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published February 1825
NPG D48684
'The Protestants Champion!!' (Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex)
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
etching, published 1825
NPG D6904
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published July 1827
NPG D48700
![The Wellinton [Wellington] Testimonial, by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Gabriel Shire Tregear - NPG D46038](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw263119/The-Wellinton-Wellington-Testimonial.jpg)
The Wellinton [Wellington] Testimonial
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published May 1829
NPG D46038
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published March 1829
NPG D48735
The Retreat, or, the Glorious 18th of June 1829!
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published June 1829
NPG D48775
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, after Richard Sawyer
line and stipple engraving, published 1829
NPG D8533
Mr Wood and Miss Cawse as Tom Tug and Wilhelmina in 'The Waterman'
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, after Richard Sawyer
hand-coloured line and stipple engraving, published 1829
NPG D8534
probably by Charles Edward Wagstaff, probably after (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
stipple engraving, (1842)
NPG D4433
by George Cruikshank, after (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, circa 1814
NPG D21262
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