Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / British Artists / George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings
The evidence destroyed
Item Information
- Title:
- The evidence destroyed
- Description:
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Depicting a scene from "Oliver Twist" by "Boz", a.k.a. Charles Dickens. Having drawn the Bumbles into his plot, Monks has apparently triumphed by destroying any proof of Oliver's being Edwin Leeford's legitimate heir: the locket and wedding ring.
- Artist:
- Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
- Name on Item:
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George Cruikshank
- Date:
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December 1, 1838
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Engravings
Book illustrations
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings
- Subjects:
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Criminals
Lanterns
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Oliver Twist
- Extent:
- 1 print : engraving ; sheet 24 x 15 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/g158c239p
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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New York :
Jemima M. Lewer
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Title from item.
Cohn: 69
- Notes (acquisition):
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Gift; William Delue
- Notes (date):
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Date from item.
- Notes (citation):
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Cohn, Albert M. "George Cruikshank: A catalogue raisonné of the work executed during the years 1806-1877." From the offices of "The Bookman's Journal," 1924, London.
- Notes (object):
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Illustration from Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II. This item is from the American edition, published by Jemima M. Lewer, which contains July 1838-December 1838.
- Identifier:
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18_08_000004
- Barcode:
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36666003816184
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