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CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878)

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13.07.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 233 | CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878)
CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878)

Remembrancer of a Tour on the Continent. London: G. Humphrey, 1821 [watermarked 1821].

Extremely rare first issue and remarkably clean copy of Cruikshank's satirical prints gently mocking the traditions and customs of Europe. Auction records show the last copy sold in 1946. The publication features eight hand-coloured aquatint engravings satirizing European travel, five of which occur in France. The plates were created by the great British caricaturist George Cruikshank and display his typically rye take on the human condition, his characters depicted as slightly grotesque, the scenes emanating a sense of both comedy and tragedy in equal parts. Bobins III, 847; Douglas 1232-39.



Oblong folio (278 x 383mm). 8 aquatint plates, coloured by a contemporary hand (plate 1 with two very short marginal repaired tears). Original brown wrappers, letterpress label on pink paper on upper cover (faint creases to wrappers, stab wholes to wrappers and margins of plate present but without stitching, spine expertly strengthened); contained in green cloth folder (extremities rubbed, joint split at foot of spine). Provenance: Possibly Jacqueline Kennedy (1929-1994, presentation inscription to inside cover with secondary illegible signature, dated May 12, 1962).





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Place of origin:Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Auction house category:Printed books
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