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Artist/Maker
George Cruikshank
(British, 1792 - 1878)
Publisher
Thomas McLean, London
(British, 1788 - 1875)
Datepublished December 1827
MediumHand-colored etching on paper
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (27.3 × 37.5 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 17 in. (30.5 × 43.2 cm)
Support: 12 × 17 in. (30.5 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Samuel Hopkins Adams, Class of 1891
Object number1959.153
Not on view
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Additional Details
Provenance
1959: Hamilton College, by bequest of Samuel Hopkins Adams.
Signature
Signed and dated in typeset at lower right: Pubd Decr 1827 by T Maclean Hay Market London; in typeset at lower left corner: Robt. Cruikshank. fecit.
Inscribed
Inscribed in typeset at lower left The Vigilant Housekeeper. [underlined]; in typeset at lower left/center: The Amiable Lady's Maid. [underlined]; in typeset at lower center/right: The Faithful Butler. [underlined]; in typeset at lower right: The Honest Coachman. [underlined]; signed in typeset at lower left corner: Robt. Cruikshank. fecit.signed and dated in typeset at lower right: Pubd Decr 1827 by T Maclean Hay Market London; entitled in typeset along lower edge: HOUSEHOLD TROOPS [underlined], OR 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."; inscribed in pencil on verso at lower left: HC130
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