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Isaac Cruikshank
1756?-1811?
The witty wine merchant
London : Pub June 11, 1792 by S W Fores No 3 Piccadilly, [1792]
etching, hand colored
image: 210 x 173 mm; plate mark: 250 x 190 mm; sheet: 315 x 233 mm
Peel 1806
Notes
Title from item.
This state of the print lacks the etched caption title "Caleb Curious" in the upper margin directly above the image.
This state of the print lacks the etched caption title "Caleb Curious" in the upper margin directly above the image.
Inscriptions/Markings
Explanatory inscription in pencil in the margin at the bottom of the sheet: Mr. Caleb Whiteford / The author of the original cross readings under the signature / of Papirius Cursor. - This caricature at a distance / gives a tolerable idea of the air, manner, & usual costume / of the original.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows a thin man standing in profile to the left, in the corner of a picture-gallery, inspecting through a glass a picture of a nude and buxom nymph or Venus. He holds a long cane and a 'Catalogue of Paintings'. He has a long pigtail queue and wears a cocked hat. Three other pictures are visible, all of nude women in the manner (burlesqued) of 'high art'. Cf. George.
Associated names
Fore, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
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