A Scene at the London Museum Picadilly , or a Peep at the Spoils of Ambition

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.141
People: George Cruikshank, British (London, England 1792 - 1878 London, England)
Published by H. Humphrey, British
Title: A Scene at the London Museum Picadilly , or a Peep at the Spoils of Ambition
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: January 1816
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/333529

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: l.r in plate: G. Cruikshank

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: JB Neumann, probably before 1932, bequest; to Elsa Schmid Neumann, his wife, and Peter Neumann, his son, 1961, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2009

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Reid 559; Douglas 743; Cohn (1924) 1959

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Peter G. and Elizabeth S. Neumann
Accession Year: 2009
Object Number: 2009.141
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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