Terms and conditions of use
Household troops or A sketch of a few of the principal trustworthy and confidential domestics of worthy and confiding families
1827
- Medium
- etching
- Measurements
- 23.4 × 35.3 cm (image) 27.6 × 37.3 cm (plate) 37.5 × 55.4 cm irreg. (sheet)
- Place/s of Execution
- London, England
- Catalogue/s Raisonné
- BM Satires 15480
- Printing/Publishing
- published by Thomas McLean, London
- Inscription
- printed in ink l.l.: Rob_t (t in superscript above _ ) Cruikshank. fecit
printed in ink l.r.: Pubd (d in superscript) Decr (r in superscript) 1827 by T Maclean Haymarket London.-
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: HOUSEHOLD TROOPS (underlined), or a (or above a) _ SKETCH OF A FEW, OF THE PRINCIPAL TRUSTWORTHY (TRUSTWORTHY underlined) / AND CONFIDENTIAL DOMESTICS (DOMESTICS underlined) OF WORTHY AND CONFIDING FAMILIES (FAMILIES underlined) / “A pampered Menial drove me from your door.”
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: The Vigilant Housekeeper. (Vigilant Hous underlined)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.l.: The Amiable Lady’s Maid. (e Amiable La underlined) (M underlined)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.r: The Faithful Butler (e Faith underlined) (l Bu underlined)
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: The Honest Coachman. (e Honest Coa underlined)
printed in ink (in image) u.l.-u.r.: (4 speech bubbles of text)
printed in ink (in image) c.l.: Bills / Baker / Butcher / Housekeepers / BOOK - Accession Number
- 4203.27-3
- 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)
- Human Figures Humour and Satire Labour, Industry and Machinery
- Subjects (specific)
- butlers (servants) caricatures cartoons (humorous images) coachmen domestics (servants) frock coats maids (servants)
- Movements
- Regency (British)
