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George Cruikshank
1792-1878
Murder of George Crawford and his grandaughter
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.
2006.38:3
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. 66.
Provenance:
J. Pierpont Morgan, r.
Summary:
Drawing shows a Irish rebels murdering George Crawford and his grandaughter, who pleads for mercy as the rebels stab her with pikes, others killing their dog, as Mrs. Crawford escapes into the bushes in the background at far right.
Associated names:
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
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