"Taking the Air" in Hyde Park [verso]

1865

George Cruikshank

Associated Names
George Cruikshank

Artist, British, 1792 - 1878

The image shows a lively outdoor scene with elegantly dressed individuals. The drawing depicts an outdoor gathering where numerous figures are dressed in 19th-century fashion. The central focus is on the elaborate costumes with voluminous skirts and fine details. In the middle ground, a woman is suspended in mid-air, adding a sense of motion. The background features trees and gentle shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.3 x 32.2 cm (9 9/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.5.1.b

Associated Artworks

"Crinolina" - and the Consequences [recto]

George Cruikshank

1865

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 November 1995, lot 87); purchased (via Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox) by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 138, as "Crinolina" - and the Consequences.

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Inscriptions

lower center in pen and brown ink: "Taking the Air" in Hyde Park / Fashions of 1865; lower center verso in graphite: -"Crinolina"- and the Consequences.; lower right verso in pen and black ink: Geo Cruikshank.

Wikidata ID

Q64571341

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