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George Cruikshank

(1792-1878), Caricaturist and illustrator

Sitter in 33 portraits
Artist associated with 28 portraits
Artist and illustrator; followed his father, Isaac Cruikshank, as a caricaturist and worked with William Hone in producing radical satires against the Prince Regent; became a prolific illustrator, most famously of Dickens. In later life he took up oil painting, renounced his earlier ways and became a zealous advocate of temperance.

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Sketches on seven sheets of MS fragments, by George Cruikshank - NPG 4259

Sketches on seven sheets of MS fragments

by George Cruikshank
pen and ink and pencil
NPG 4259

'The Last Man on the Tichborne Jury', by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after George Cruikshank - NPG Ax136017

'The Last Man on the Tichborne Jury'

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after George Cruikshank
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1872
NPG Ax136017

Horatio Nelson, by George Cruikshank - NPG D5342

Horatio Nelson

by George Cruikshank
etching, early 19th century
NPG D5342

'The Battle of Vittoria [Vitoria]' (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Jean Baptiste Jourdan; Joseph Bonaparte), by George Cruikshank, published by Thomas Tegg - NPG D48667

'The Battle of Vittoria [Vitoria]' (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Jean Baptiste Jourdan; Joseph Bonaparte)

by George Cruikshank, published by Thomas Tegg
hand-coloured etching, published 7 July 1813
NPG D48667

Edmund Kean, by George Cruikshank, after (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank - NPG D21263

Edmund Kean

by George Cruikshank, after (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, circa 1814
NPG D21263

Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset and Frances, Countess of Somerset, by George Cruikshank, published by George Smeeton - NPG D25786

Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset and Frances, Countess of Somerset

by George Cruikshank, published by George Smeeton
etching, published 27 September 1817
NPG D25786

R-y-l Condescension - or a Foreign Minister astonished! - April 1817, by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey - NPG D17897

R-y-l Condescension - or a Foreign Minister astonished! - April 1817

by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 15 September 1817
NPG D17897

A R-Y-L Visit to a Foreign Capital or, The Ambassador not at home - !! - April 1817, by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey - NPG D17899

A R-Y-L Visit to a Foreign Capital or, The Ambassador not at home - !! - April 1817

by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 15 September 1817
NPG D17899

James William Wallack as Dougal in 'Rob Roy, the Gregarach', by C. Tomkins, after George Cruikshank - NPG D4616

James William Wallack as Dougal in 'Rob Roy, the Gregarach'

by C. Tomkins, after George Cruikshank
hand-coloured etching, published 1818
NPG D4616

Thomas Baskerville, by George Cruikshank, after Unknown artist - NPG D27361

Thomas Baskerville

by George Cruikshank, after Unknown artist
etching and line engraving, published 1819
NPG D27361

John Hall, by George Cruikshank - NPG D27651

John Hall

by George Cruikshank
line engraving, published 1819
NPG D27651

John Hall, by George Cruikshank - NPG D27652

John Hall

by George Cruikshank
line engraving, published 1819
NPG D27652

Poor Bull & his Burden or the Political Murraion [Murrain], by George Cruikshank, published by Thomas Tegg - NPG D46029

Poor Bull & his Burden or the Political Murraion [Murrain]

by George Cruikshank, published by Thomas Tegg
hand-coloured etching, published 15 December 1819
NPG D46029

Thomas Baskerville, by George Cruikshank - NPG D1026

Thomas Baskerville

by George Cruikshank
etching, published 1819
NPG D1026

John Hall, by George Cruikshank - NPG D3196

John Hall

by George Cruikshank
line engraving, published 1819
NPG D3196

William Parsons, by George Cruikshank, after T. Jonson - NPG D5473

William Parsons

by George Cruikshank, after T. Jonson
etching, published 1820
NPG D5473

John Henley, by George Cruikshank, after William Hogarth - NPG D18626

John Henley

by George Cruikshank, after William Hogarth
etching, published 1820
NPG D18626

'A Scene in the New Farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre!', by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey - NPG D48679

'A Scene in the New Farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre!'

by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1821
NPG D48679

The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians, by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey - NPG D17902

The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians

by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 7 April 1821
NPG D17902

The Radical Ladder (Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick), published by George Humphrey, after George Cruikshank - NPG D17913

The Radical Ladder (Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick)

published by George Humphrey, after George Cruikshank
etching, published 12 August 1821
NPG D17913

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