George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank (September 27, 1792, London, England – February 1, 1878), son of the Scottish painter Isaac Cruikshank was an English artist and caricaturist, well-known for his satirical illustrations of contemporary figures and events.

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September 27 - 1792 - London - England - February 1 - 1878 - Scottish - Painter - Isaac Cruikshank - Artist - Caricaturist

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When Gillray, a major influence, died in 1815, George Cruikshank had replaced him as a satirist. For a generation he delineated Tories, Whigs and Radicals impartially. Satirical material came to him from every public event -- wars abroad, the enemies of Britain (he was highly patriotic), the frolic, among other qualities, such as the weird and terrible, in which he excelled, and tracts; the best known of these are The Bottle, 8 plates (1847), with its sequel, The Drunkard's Children, 8 plates (:848), with the ambitious work, The Worship of Bacchus, published by subscription after the artist's oil painting, now in the National Gallery, London, to which it was presented by his numerous admirers.

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Tories - Whig - National Gallery, London

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See Cruikshank's Water-Colours, with introduction by Joseph Grego (London, 1903).

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His work included a personification of England named John Bull who was developed from about 1790 in conjunction with other British satirical artists such as James Gillray, and Thomas Rowlandson.

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John Bull - James Gillray - Thomas Rowlandson

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George Cruikshank claimed to have created the story of Oliver Twist, later taken by Charles Dickens for his novel.

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Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens - Novel

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