The Miser's Daughter: 3/20, Randulph Crew introduced to Beau Villiers in The Mall

This print shows the hero of the novel Randulph Crew being introduced to Mr Villiers by his uncle while on a promenade in London. Buckingham Palace is represented in the background. Later in the novel the two fight a duel which was also illustrated by Cruikshank and appears in this series.

The Miser's Daughter is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth published in 1842. Set in the eighteenth century it is a historical romance which tells the story of Randulph Crew's attempts to marry the daughter of a miser called Scarve. It was illustrated by the prolific caricature artist George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Intertwined with the main plot are various strands which deal with aspects of London society at that time, for instance settlement of estates and wills.