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 II, chapter 4, 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; on verso of mount: Vol. II, p. 241.
Drawing shows a Randulph Crewe dancing a minuet with Hilda at Ranelagh, many other dancers, masked and some in masquerade costume beyond, musicians on a stand to the right and people talking on the balconies, Beau Villiers and Lady Brabazon watching in annoyance to the left.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.