Accession number
PML 144636, fol. 102r
Creator
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
Published
1864
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Published illustration caption reads: "I marry," said Jack. "The man's mad. I don't want to marry!"
Preparatory pencil sketch by George Cruikshank for a wood engraved illustration for Mark Lemon's short story, "Christmas eve in a night train," originally published in the Christmas number of London society, v. 6, 1864, p. 8 (facing).
Preparatory pencil sketch by George Cruikshank for a wood engraved illustration for Mark Lemon's short story, "Christmas eve in a night train," originally published in the Christmas number of London society, v. 6, 1864, p. 8 (facing).
Description
1 drawing.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Drawing shows a scene in a church where a clergyman stands at the altar with his book in hand, ready to perform the marriage service; a young woman stands in front of him with her arms raised in an attitude of distress as a group of rough looking men armed with clubs endeavor to forcibly drag a struggling man to the altar and another man stands with his arm around the intended bride, one arm around her waist and the other pointing urgently at the unwilling groom.
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