Forms part of a collection of 20 drawings by Cruikshank to illustrate William Harrison Ainsworth's novel, The miser's daughter.
Drawing for an etched illustration for The miser's daughter, first published in book III, chapter 5, of Ainsworth's novel as it originally appeared as a serial publication in Ainsworth's Magazine, Volume II, 1842.
Drawing is signed by the artist and inscribed with a title below image in pen and brown ink; numbered "17" at head of sheet in graphite, with sketches in the margins; on verso of mount: Vol. III, p. 180.
Drawing shows Randulph Crew raising his stick to strike Captain Culpepper, who attempts to draw his sword, Jacob Post striking a man with a cudgel, to the right, Philip Frewin knocked to the ground, a gentleman leaning against the wall in pain, watchmen rushing to the scene beyond, Hilda at the window above; with small preliminary sketches in graphite of some of the figures included in the composition in the left, right, and bottom margins.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.