Object Number 1977.0004

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

A SHILLING WELL LAID OUT. Tom and Jerry at the Exhibition of Pictures at the Royal Academy.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Charles E. Merrill Trust for the Purchase of English Objects

Creator (Role)

I. R. & G. Cruickshank (Draftsman and engraver)

Sherwood, Neely & Jones (Publisher)
c. 1809-c. 1822

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

July 1 1821 (1821-1821)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Drawn & Eng.\d by I.R. & G. Cruickshank.
2. Inscription; Bottom center; Pub.\d by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, July 1, 1821.

Subjects

Social/political commentary; Quaker

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

6 (H) , 9.82 (W) , 5 (Image H) , 7.6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.2 (H) , 24.9 (W) , 5 (Image H) , 7.6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at right of center. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available.

Publisher Summary

Sherwood, Neely & Jones

Publication Date

07/01/1821

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Plate from Pierce Egan, Life in London; or, The day and night scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, esq., and his elegant friend Corinthia Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their rambles and sprees through the metropolis. (London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1821).

Object Description

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