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George Cruikshank
1792-1878
The umbrella
Published
[London] : Pub'd by G. Humphrey 27 St. James's St., 27 March 1820
hand colored etching
image: 255 x 199 mm; plate mark: 266 x 206 mm
Peel 2092
Notes
Does not appear in George, M.D. Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (1952)
Trimmed to plate mark.
Printed directly below image, left: Sketch'd by an Amateur / etch'd by G. Cruikshank
Printed below title: "They make these here things sadly too small for good sized people! / I'll be hang'd if I ar'nt as wet as Muck!!"
Trimmed to plate mark.
Printed directly below image, left: Sketch'd by an Amateur / etch'd by G. Cruikshank
Printed below title: "They make these here things sadly too small for good sized people! / I'll be hang'd if I ar'nt as wet as Muck!!"
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A very large woman steps daintily along the pavement carrying a very small green umbrella.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Humphrey, George, active 1783-1831, publisher.
Humphrey, George, active 1783-1831, publisher.
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