George Cruikshank was a successful British caricaturist and illustrator. Cruikshank's father Isaac was one of the leading British cartoonists. George Cruikshank discovered his interest in art and illustration quite early. At the tender age of 12 he made his first illustrations. At that time these were still quite small projects, for example for penny dreadfuls, greeting cards, street ballads and lottery tickets. Later George Cruikshank learned the artistic tools of the trade as an apprentice and assistant to his father. At the age of 31 he focused more on book illustrations. Among his successful book illustrations is the illustration of an edition of Grimm's fairy tales. He achieved particular popularity through the illustration of numerous works by Charles Dickens, including Oliver Twist. At times, the artist even played in Dickens' amateur theater group. There was an intense controversy about the creation of Dickens' work in 1871. Cruishank wrote a letter to The Times. ...stating that much of the plot was originally written by Cruishank. Dickens denied that he was not the author of the work. Cruishank was not the first illustrator to cast doubt on Dickens' sole authorship. Shortly afterwards, the friendship that once bound the two of them deteriorated.
The origins of his career as an artist were to be found in his often socially critical caricatures. With drawings about typical English life he gained popularity. In 1819 he illustrated the satire "The political house that Jack built" by William Hone. The "Peterloo Massacre" of August 16, 1819 was the subject of his first major work "Pierce Egans Life in London", which helped him to his breakthrough as an artist. His later political pressures openly attacked the English royal house and leading British politicians. The royal house tried to stop his work by offering him a bribe of 100 pounds if he would stop making caricatures of members of the British Crown in the future. James Gillray was one of the most successful British cartoonists. After his death in 1815, George Cruikshank was socially considered a worthy successor. His father's alcohol-related death in the year was a difficult, if not traumatic experience for Cruikshank. He struggled with it for many years. Probably for this reason he joined a movement in 1847 that advocated the renunciation of alcohol. His personal experience also influenced his artistic work. The tracts "The bottle" and "The drunkards children" became a great success because of his illustrations. Today the private life of the artist is regarded as extremely piquant. 1827 - 1849 he was married to Mary Ann Walker. After her death he married Eliza Widdison two years later. He was not faithful to his wife. With his mistress Adelaide Attree he had eleven illegitimate children. Attree was a former maid to the artist. However, this fact only became known after his death. George Cruikshank died in 1878 in his home town London.
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.jpg "December - \"The Winter of Our Discontent\" from George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Very Unpleasant Weather, or, the Old Saying Verified")
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.jpg "Rose Maylie and Oliver in front of the commemorative plaque of Agnes, their sister and mother (Illustration for")
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.jpg "Paying Off, from Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches, Descriptive of a Life of a Man-of-War")
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.jpg "Odds & Ends, In, Out, and About, The Great Exhibition of 1851 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Sailors on a Cruise, from Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches, Descriptive of a Life of a Man-of-Wars Man by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Logierian system, or unveiling the new light to ye musical world!!With the discovery of a general thoro base bass discord in the old school-, pub. 1818 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "London Going Out of Town - or The March of Bricks and Mortar, 1829 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Last Shilling, from")
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.jpg "Crossing The Line, from Greenwich Hospital, a Series of Naval Sketches, Descriptive of a Life of a Man-of-Wars Man, 1825 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "A Malthusian View of an Overcrowded London, England, of the Future, After the Writings of Thomas Malthus by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Jack Sheppard tricking Shotbolt the Gaoler, illustration from")
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.jpg "Jack Sheppard exhibits a Vindictive Character, illustration from Jack Sheppard: A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth, published 1839 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Lured from Her Own, Her Native Home by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Battle of the Nile, published by James Robins and Co. by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Inconveniences of a Crowded Drawing Room by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Bottle, Plate IV, Unable to obtain employment, they are driven by poverty into the streets to beg, and by this means they still supply the bottle by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Mr Lambkin Finds That He Has Been Going Rather Too Fast in the Pursuit of Measure and Amusement, from The Bachelor")
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.jpg "Oliver Twist at Mrs. Maylie")
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.jpg "Sikes attempting to abandon his dog - Illustration for \"The Adventures of Oliver Twist\" by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Capricornus - a Caper-o-corns, 19th century by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Study for the Dancing Lesson, part 2: The Minuet by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Dandies of 1817 and Monstrosities of 1818, pub. 1835 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "The Battle of Waterloo by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "November - St Cecilia")
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.jpg "The Secret Insult! or Bribery and Corruption Rejected!!, pub. 1820 by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Jack Sheppard Visits His Mother in Bedlam, Illustration from Jack Sheppard: A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth by George Cruikshank")
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.jpg "Jack Sheppard & Blueskin in Mr. Wood")
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.jpg "Captain Bath Making Posset, from")
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.jpg "As It Ought to Be or The Ladies Trying a Contemptible Scoundrel for a")
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.jpg "The Gin-Crazed Girl Commits Suicide, plate 8 of")
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.jpg "The Cat Did It, from The Greatest Plague of Life, 1847 by George Cruikshank")
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