George Cruikshank’s Life, Times, and Art. 2 vols.
By Robert L. Patten (NHC Fellow, 1987–88) The etchings and wood-engravings of George Cruikshank (1792-1878) recorded, commented on and satirised his times to such an extent that they have frequently been used to represent the age. Cruikshank, a popular artist in the propaganda war against Napoleon, an ardent campaigner for Reform and Temperance, and the … Continued
