CRUIKSHANK GEORGE The Theatrical Atlas

Sale 2450 - Lot 351

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CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE. The Theatrical Atlas. Etching with strong original hand-color. 15x11 inches sheet size, nice margins; mounted to black beveled board, small 1/2 inch tear lower margin. London: H. Humphrey, May 7th, 1814

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A rare print depicting the famous Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean as Richard III. A diorama of Drury Lane weighs upon his hunched shoulders while the broadsword he leans upon is labeled "A KEEN Supporter", all satirizing the theatre's dependency on its popular new star. His debut at the theatre occurred in January of the same year this print was published. "One of the finest of George Cruikshank's caricatures" (Albert Cohn, George Cruikshank, A Catalog Raisonne 2029). BM Satires 12325.