Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1851
1851 or the Adventures of Mr and Mrs Sandboys
This etching was produced as the frontispiece for a publication by Henry Mahew called '1851: or, the adventures of Mr and Mrs Sandboys and family.' The story centres on a family who travel from Cumberland to London to visit the Great Exhibition and the various mishaps they encounter on the way.
The Great Exhibition attracted a huge number of visitors from Britain and overseas. Cruikshank treats it almost like a fairground attraction in the print with a caricaturised London Beefeater in a caravan advertising the Exhibition to a group of onlookers.
Although the novel was aimed at children Cruikshank introduced elements of political commentary in his drawings.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 74.340/20
- Object name:
- 1851 or the Adventures of Mr and Mrs Sandboys
- Artist/Maker:
- Cruikshank, George, Mayhew, Henry, Bogue, David
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- Production date:
- 1851
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 200 mm, W 130 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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