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A compact biography of one of nineteenth-century England’s most renowned illustrators.   George Cruikshank (1792–1878) was a key transitional figure in the changing world of nineteenth-century London’s graphic humor. He carried his eighteenth-century-trained wit from the field of political satire during the Regency years into the Victorian era of journals and books.  His witty drawings of boisterous London streets in 1820–1836 made him a household name, and in 1836, his masterful etchings were key to the positive reception of Charles Dickens’s first novel.   Illustrated throughout by his one-of-a-kind drawings, “The Great George” traces Cruikshank’s career from his ascent, by 1820, as the preeminent political satirist to the end of his career. During the 1840s and 50s, with the rising popularity of Dickens, the arrival of Punch, and his adoption of the temperance movement as his work’s focus, Cruikshank was eventually eclipsed by new generations of artists. Using as her launchpad the argument that drawing with humor takes both great draftsmanship and a highly perceptive sense of humanity, Josephine Lea Iselin not only details the trajectory of Cruikshank’s art but also provides valuable context for his work, placing his drawings alongside pieces from his artistic predecessors and principal contemporaries.

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Author:   Josephine Lea Iselin
Publisher:   Grolier Club of New York
Imprint:   Grolier Club of New York
Dimensions:   Width: 20.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 28.60cm
Weight:   0.346kg
ISBN:  

9781605830957

ISBN 10:   160583095
Pages:   98
Publication Date:   05 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Introduction II. A Brief Outline of a Long Life (1792–1878) 1792–1811: Beginnings: George’s Education in the Art of Humor 1811–1820: Young George as Political Satirist 1821–1835: When Humorous Etching Was King 1835–1840: The Arrival of Mr. Dickens Sketches by Boz The Pickwick Papers Oliver Twist 1841–1847: Cruikshank’s Disputes with Bentley and Ainsworth; His Rejection of Offers from Messrs. Dickens and Punch 1847–1850: The Road to Temperance 1851–1878: The Second Epoch Coda to the First Epoch: 1851: or The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family Preface to the Second Epoch: George Cruikshank’s Fairy Library Epilogue III. Prints, Original Drawings, and Documents Item Nos. 1–13: Beginnings: George’s Education in the Art of Humor Item Nos. 14–28: Young George as Political Satirist Item Nos. 29–56: When Humorous Etching Was King Item Nos. 57–69: The Arrival of Mr. Dickens Item Nos. 70–75: Cruikshank’s Disputes with Bentley and Ainsworth; His Rejection of Offers from Messrs. Dickens and Punch Item Nos. 76–80: The Road to Temperance Item Nos. 81–93: The Second Epoch Acknowledgments Bibliography

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Josephine Lea Iselin is a retired attorney living in New York City and the author of Vive les Satiristes!: French Caricature during the Reign of Louis Philippe (1830-1848).

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