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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M24303
People
George Cruikshank, British (London, England 1792 - 1878 London, England)
Title
Inconvenience of a Crowded Drawing Room
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1818
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/190129

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching, handcolored with watercolor
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 24.5 x 34.2 cm (9 5/8 x 13 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower margin, at left, printer's ink, etched, signed, in artist's hand: G. Cruikshank fec.
  • legend: lower margin, printer's ink, etched, in artist's hand: Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room--- Pubd May 6th 1818 by G Humphreu 27 St James's St

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Irwin D. Hoffman, Collector, gift to Harvard.
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. their accession number HC 97105

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii
Edition
Humphrey, 6 May 1818
Standard Reference Number
Reid 774

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Gift of Irwin D. and Robert D. Hoffman
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
M24303
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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