Title:
The Cholic
Creator/Contributor:
George Cruikshank, 1792-1878, British; George Humphrey, London, publisher
Date:
1819
Identifier:
1989.21.31
Format:
Print
Etching with hand coloring
Notes:
The artist credits Captain Frederick Marryat (anchor emblem) with suggesting this caricature of a woman tortured by small,
ghoulish creatures.
Catalogue Raisonne: Reid 871; Douglas 1201; Cohn 995; British Museum 13438
Inscription: Recto, in plate below design, anchor emblem [Marryat del] and "G Cruikshank fect" at l.l.; "Pubd Feb.y 12 1819
by G Humphrey, 27 St. James's St." at l.r.; Verso, Vogler's stamp in black ink at l.r.
Subject:
caricatures; illnesses; medical illustrations; demons