Isaac Cruikshank
(1764-1811), ArtistArtist associated with 18 portraits
Isaac Cruikshank, painter and caricaturist, was born in Edinburgh. His sons Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank also became artists, and the latter in particular achieved fame as an illustrator and caricaturist. Cruikshank is known for his social and political satire. He was a contemporary of James Gillray and Thomas Rowlandson, and he was part of what has been called the 'golden age of British caricature'. He worked for the publisher John Roach and for the print dealers S.W. Fores and Johnny Fairburn. He also collaborated with G.M. Woodward and later with his son George. Cruikshank died of alcohol poisoning at the age of fifty-five as a result of a drinking contest.
by Isaac Cruikshank
pencil, 1789-1790
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'A Particular and Scientific Account on the most tremendous Battle'
probably by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 1791
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L269.A1.02
published by Robert Sayer, after Isaac Cruikshank
mezzotint, published 20 February 1790 (1789-1790)
NPG D3891
published by Robert Sayer, after Isaac Cruikshank
mezzotint, published 20 February 1790 (1789-1790)
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James Bruce ('An Abyssinian Breakfast')
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by William Holland
hand-coloured etching, published 3 March 1791
NPG D47441
The Wrangling Friends or Opposition in Disorder
possibly by Isaac Cruikshank, published by John Nixon, possibly after Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1791
NPG D48866
'A stroke at the plenipo or Mary's mistake' (Lady Mary Duncan; Gasparo Pacchierotti)
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 25 April 1791
NPG D14376
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 1 April 1795
NPG D13082
by White, published by Benjamin Crosby, after Isaac Cruikshank
stipple engraving, published 11 April 1795
NPG D14146
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
by G. Murray, published by Benjamin Crosby, after Isaac Cruikshank
line engraving, published 12 January 1795
NPG D15492
![The Budget or John Bull Frightned [Frightened] out of his wits, by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG D47470](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw283895/The-Budget-or-John-Bull-Frightned-Frightened-out-of-his-wits.jpg)
The Budget or John Bull Frightned [Frightened] out of his wits
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 November 1796
NPG D47470
Buonaparte at Rome Giving Audience in State
by Isaac Cruikshank
etching, published 1797
NPG D9334
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1797
NPG D15555
'The delegates in council or beggars on horseback'
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 9 June 1797
NPG D15627
probably by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 June 1802
NPG D12568
The Protestant St George too much for All the Tallons, or the Beast with seven heads
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 4 April 1807
NPG D47473
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