Chelsea Stadium shield : woodcut illustration, 1834.

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Chelsea Stadium shield : woodcut illustration, 1834.

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Contains an etching of a Stadium Shield consisting of 24 woodcut illustrations arranged in graduated circles around the center shield representing horse leaping, golf, racing, broad sword, gymnastics, archery, pistol cross-bow, cross-bow, carousal ring, wrestling, swimming, angling, billiards, poll leaping, cricket, sparring quoits, sailing and rowing, dancing, lasso, fancy fair, fencing, skating, rifle shooting. On the back of the printed shield are a number of original pen-and-ink and pencil sketches by George Cruikshank. There are also a number of titles and suggestions for drawings in the handwriting of George Cruikshank. Housed together with the original pen-and-ink sketch for the illustration of archery, on both sides of a sheet. On one side are the words in the handwriting of George Cruikshank, "By Isaac Robert Cruikshank, G.CK." and on the other in the same hand, "By my brother, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, C.CK."

1 v. (2 leaves) : ill. ; 41 x 41 cm.

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Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878

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George Cruikshank was a British artist, social and political caricaturist, and illustrator. From the description of George Cruikshand papers, 1827-1897 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26507077 English artist, illustrator and satirist. From the description of Album of George Cruikshank Color Prints, 1835. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 48116918 English artist and caricaturist. From the description of ALS : to Dr. Roberts, 1841[?] Feb....

Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856

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