George Cruikshank was a successful British caricaturist and illustrator. Cruikshank's father Isaac was one of the leading British cartoonists. George Cruikshank discovered his interest in art and illustration quite early. At the tender age of 12 he made his first illustrations. At that time these were still quite small projects, for example for penny dreadfuls, greeting cards, street ballads and lottery tickets. Later George Cruikshank learned the artistic tools of the trade as an apprentice and assistant to his father. At the age of 31 he focused more on book illustrations. Among his successful book illustrations is the illustration of an edition of Grimm's fairy tales. He achieved particular popularity through the illustration of numerous works by Charles Dickens, including Oliver Twist. At times, the artist even played in Dickens' amateur theater group. There was an intense controversy about the creation of Dickens' work in 1871. Cruishank wrote a letter to The Times. ...stating that much of the plot was originally written by Cruishank. Dickens denied that he was not the author of the work. Cruishank was not the first illustrator to cast doubt on Dickens' sole authorship. Shortly afterwards, the friendship that once bound the two of them deteriorated.
The origins of his career as an artist were to be found in his often socially critical caricatures. With drawings about typical English life he gained popularity. In 1819 he illustrated the satire "The political house that Jack built" by William Hone. The "Peterloo Massacre" of August 16, 1819 was the subject of his first major work "Pierce Egans Life in London", which helped him to his breakthrough as an artist. His later political pressures openly attacked the English royal house and leading British politicians. The royal house tried to stop his work by offering him a bribe of 100 pounds if he would stop making caricatures of members of the British Crown in the future. James Gillray was one of the most successful British cartoonists. After his death in 1815, George Cruikshank was socially considered a worthy successor. His father's alcohol-related death in the year was a difficult, if not traumatic experience for Cruikshank. He struggled with it for many years. Probably for this reason he joined a movement in 1847 that advocated the renunciation of alcohol. His personal experience also influenced his artistic work. The tracts "The bottle" and "The drunkards children" became a great success because of his illustrations. Today the private life of the artist is regarded as extremely piquant. 1827 - 1849 he was married to Mary Ann Walker. After her death he married Eliza Widdison two years later. He was not faithful to his wife. With his mistress Adelaide Attree he had eleven illegitimate children. Attree was a former maid to the artist. However, this fact only became known after his death. George Cruikshank died in 1878 in his home town London.
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.jpg "Scene from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1837 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The King of Rome, 1814 - cartoon showing Napoleon and his son, Napoleon II (1811-32), Roi de Rome by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "A Visit to Cockney Farm - Viewing the Grounds etc. etc. etc., pub. 1835 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Flight of Bonaparte from the Field of Waterloo accompanied by his Guide, 1816 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "John Bull Taking a Clear View of the Black Slavery Question, published by G. Humphrey by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "A Visit to Cockney Farm - Viewing the Grounds etc. etc. etc., pub. 1835. by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Tom and Jerry \"Masquerading it\" among the cadgers in the \"black slums,\" in the Holy Land,")
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.jpg "Plate IV, Unable to Obtain Employment They Are Driven by Poverty into the Streets to Beg by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Jonathan Wild Throwing Sir Rowland Trenchard Down the Well-Hole by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Mr. Lambkin being tired of the old-fashioned regular practice, and being so fortunate as to live in the days when the real properties of water are discovered, places himself under a Disciple of the im by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Flight of Buonaparte from the field of Waterloo accompanied by his guide, engraved by Rouse, published by H. Colburn, 1816 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition of All Nations, by Her Most Gracious Majest..., 1851. by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Plate VI, Fearful quarrels and brutal violence, are the natural consequences of the frequent use of the bottle, Plate IV of")
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.jpg "Plate I, The Bottle is Brought out for the First Time by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Shuttlecocks and Mackerel, or Members Going to Vote on the Corn Bill, March 14 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Opening of the Great Industrial Exhibition of All Nations, May 1 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Home in Shadow, illustration from “Temperance Placards: Home in Shadow, issue 4” by William Tweedie, printed and made by Johnston, 1852 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Every Dog has his Day, or Black Devils Amusing Themselves with a White Black Driver by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Caricature of King George IV and Queen Caroline, 1820 (Ah! Sure such a pair was never seen so justly form")
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.jpg "Masque in the palace garden of the Tower of London, 1840 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Bottle, Plate II, He is discharged from his employment for drunkenness: they pawn their clothes to supply the bottle, 1847 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Dispersion of the Works of all Nations from the Great Exhibition of 1851, 1851, 1851. by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Dispersion of the Works of All Nations from the Great Exhibition of 1851, published 1851 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Gin-Crazed Girl Commits Suicide, plate 8 of The Drunkard")
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.jpg "Oliver surprised and wounded during the attempted burglary - The Burglary - Illustration for \"Oliver Twist\" by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "London Going Out of Town - or The March of Bricks and Mortar, 1829 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The British Beehive, 1867 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The \"Bloomers\" in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852 from George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Head Ache, February 12, 1819 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Pretty Bob, Poor Bob, Bandy Bob, 1819 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Spirit of the Book or, Anticipation of the Year 1813 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Landing the Treasures by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Xit, Now Sir Narcissus le Grand, Entertaining His Friends on His Wedding Day by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Opening of the Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London, 1851 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Lowest Life in London: Tom, Jerry, and Logic among the Unsophisticated Sons and Daughters of Nature by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Gin Shop, c.1836 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Waiting Room at the Admiralty, from The Progress of a Midshipman by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Elizabeth Brought Prisoner to the Tower, from The Tower of London by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Tom & Jerry sporting their blunt... by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Princess Elizabeth brought as a prisoner to the Tower of London, 1554 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Leader of the Parisian Blood Red Republic by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Ancient and Modern Military Dandies of 1450 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Logierian system, or unveiling the new light to ye musical world!!With the discovery of a general thoro base bass discord in the old school-, pub. 1818 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Noe Claypole spying on the secret appointment between Mr. Brownlow, Rose Maylie and Nancy (Illustration for")
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.jpg "Probable Effects of Over Female Emigration or Importing the Fair Sex from Savage Islands in Consequence of Importing All Our Own to Australia! by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Coronation of the Empress of the Nairs by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Dispersion of the Jacobite Club, and Death of Cordwell Firebras by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Cat Did It, from The Greatest Plague of Life by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Queen Mary at the instance of Simon Renard affiancing herself to Philip of Spain by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "At Home in the Nursery, or The Masters and Misses Two Shoes Christmas Party, 1835 by George Cruikshank")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-278654).jpg "The Head Ache, Published 1835 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Drinking Customs of Society or Worship of Bacchus by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Oliver Plucks Up a Spirit, 1837 by George Cruikshank")
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