The Comfort of a Cabriolet! Or, the Advantages of Driving Hoodwink'd!!
Entry/Object ID
LWI.36
Description
Dramatic and comical three-carriage collision scene with horses and people falling, houses and trees in the background.
Artwork Details
Medium
Etching, hcolored
Context
Cruikshank was a well known illustrator of the 1800’s based in London, England. He was known for his satirical political cartoons, children’s books, and temperance propaganda. It is estimated that he illustrated over 850 books, in addition to the cartoons he produced for various periodicals. This image is typical of his work, drawn in a theatrical style with a comical atmosphere.
Acquisition
Notes
Collection of DePaul University, long term loan of William Iaculla
Made/Created
Artist
Cruikshank, George
Date made
1835
Ethnography
Notes
English
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
bottom
Transcription
Etched by G. Cruikshank from a drawing by [two illegible words]
