A London Character

Isaac Cruikshank

Associated Names
Isaac Cruikshank

Artist, British, 1756 - 1810/1811

The image depicts a person standing with their arms crossed, slightly turned to the side. They have distinctive features, a focused expression, short hair partly covered by a white headscarf, and wear a dark cloak with fringed edges over a white garment. The person's feet are in black shoes. The background is plain and light, with the initials "I. C" seen at the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with black wash and watercolor on thin card

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.3 x 5.9 cm (4 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.101

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 168 (color).

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right in wash: I.C.; by later hand on mount, lower center in pen and black ink: London Characters 1802-5 / Original Drawing / by Isaac Cruikshank; by later hand on mount, lower right in graphite: A0309; by later hand on mount, upper center verso in pen and black ink: P.28

Wikidata ID

Q64574969

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