George Cruikshank





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GEORGE CRUIKSHANK


where a jolly English countenance froths out of a pot of ale (the spirit of brave Toby Philpot come back to reanimate his clay). Not to recognize in this fungus the physiognomy of that mush- room peer, Lord , would argue oneself unknown --

Illustration by George Cruikshank

Finally, if he is at a loss, he can make a living head, body, and legs out of steel or tortoise-shell, as in the case of this vivacious pair of spectacles, that are jockeying the nose of Caddy Cuddle :




Of late years Mr Cruikshank has busied himself very much with steel engraving, and the consequences of that lucky invention have been, that his plates are now sold by thousands, where they could only be produced by hundreds before. He has made

Illustration by George Cruikshank



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