Ladies in the Air
Maker
George Cruikshank
(British, 1792-1878)
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca.1850
Mediumpencil and watercolor
Dimensionssheet: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.9 x 24.2 cm.)
image: 3 1/4 x 6 in. (8.3 x 15.2 cm.)
mat: 19 x 12 1/2 in. (48.3 x 31.8 cm.)
SignedSignature; George Cruikshank
InscribedInscribed: [above] Here would be a sight for a father !!! ]below} High flown airs & graces-- What it must come to if the Ladies go on blowing/ themselves out as they do-- Comic Alk. 1850/ --original sketch
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gilbert Davis Collection
Status
Not on viewObject number59.55.389
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