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A visit to Cockney Farm
(1819); published 1835
from the Cruikshankiana series, published by Thomas McLean, London, 1835
- Medium
- etching
- Measurements
- 21.8 × 33.5 cm (image) 25.2 × 34.8 cm (plate) 37.8 × 56.2 cm (sheet)
- Place/s of Execution
- London, England
- Catalogue/s Raisonné
- BM Satires 13437 ii/ii; Cohn 212, 2085 ii/ii; Reid 890 ii/ii
- Edition
- 2nd of 2 states
- Inscription
- printed in ink l.l.: (anchor)— —G. Cruikshank fec.t (t in superscript above . )
printed in ink l.r.: Pubd (d in superscript) May 25- 1819 by G Humphrey (…illeg.)
printed in ink (over previous inscription) l.r.: Pub,,d (d in superscript above ,, ) by Tho,,s (s in superscript above ,, ) M,,cLean, (c in superscript above ,, ) , 26, Haymarket, Aug,,t (t in superscript above ,, ) 1,,st (st in superscript above ,, ) 1835.
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: A Visit to Cockney Farm _ viewing the Grounds & c & c & c / (ie) Being dragg’d through mud (mud underlined) & mire (mire underlined) by your cockney friend (who has lately taken _a _ seat in the Country) to show the improvements! (improvements underlined) & his ignorance (ignorance underlined) in Farming! (Farming underlined)
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-u.r.: (three speech bubbles of text) - Accession Number
- 4203.12-3
- Departments
- International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr B. Moore, 1899
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- Subjects (general)
- Agriculture Human Figures Humour and Satire
- Subjects (specific)
- cartoons (humorous images) discussions (events) farmers (people in agriculture) farms pride social classes visitors
- Movements
- Regency (British)
