Overview
Prints by or attributed to the English artist Isaac Cruikshank.
Dates
- Creation: 1781-1818
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1781-1810
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 linear feet (4 boxes and 5 volumes)Chiefly first-edition prints by Cruikshank, prints pulled with his brother George, as well as other prints attributed to him.
Biographical / Historical
Cruikshank was an English artist and caricaturist.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Physical Location
f, pf, b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
68K-1 - 368. Bequest of Helen Trotter (Dixon) Krumbhaar; received: 1969 June.
Transmitted by Henry N. Platt, Jr., Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll, Land Title Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19110.
Processing Information
As part of a conscious and inclusive re-description effort, titles were updated to include a woman's first name when identified.
Mrs. Edward B. Krumbhaar changed to Helen Trotter (Dixon) Krumbhaar.
- Title
- Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811? Isaac Cruikshank prints, 1781-1818: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01640
Repository Details
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