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George Cruikshank
1792-1878
Stoppage of the Mail and Murder of Lieut. Giffard
1845?
Watercolor over graphite, on cream paper, laid down on white paper.
8 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches (225 x 187 mm)
Gift of J.P. Morgan, Jr.
2006.38:4
Notes:
Forms part of a collection of 20 watercolor drawings by Cruikshank to illustrate W.H. Maxwell's History of the Irish Rebellion.
Drawing for an etched illustration for History of the Irish rebellion (London : Baily Brothers, 1845).
Inscription:
Each drawing is signed by the artist and inscribed with a title below the image in pen and brown ink; in pencil on mount at lower right: p. 70.
Provenance:
J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
Summary:
Drawing shows a band of Irish rebels holding up the mail coach, one holding a pistol to the coachman's head, with a makeshift barricade blocking the road; other rebels are visible brutally murdering Lieutenant Giffard beyond in a field at right.
Associated names:
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
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