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ANTIQUE #SA1190318

Three Georgian Scrapbook Pages Featuring Caricatures, Armorials And Engravings

£780    $1,069    €897
Three wonderfully eccentric, detailed and highly decorative pages from a Georgian scrapbook, now framed and glazed and ready to display.
 
Each sheet has a different focus
 
Sheet 1
 
The principal image on the first sheets is by the artist George Cruikshank and is of a Dandy. These works satirized fashion and society of the time, with some specific prints identified as ''Monstrosities'' series and other caricatures. There are further hand-colored etchings, dating to the early 19th century. The artist George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was a prominent caricaturist and illustrator, known for his work with Charles Dickens. The ''Monstrosities'' series satirized the extreme clothing styles in vogue each year from 1816 to 1828. The sheet also includes humorous hand written ditties and poems on society at the time.
 
Sheet 2.
 
Includes a collage featuring various historical engravings, portraits, and handwritten/printed text snippets which are related to British history and notable fig...
Antique SA1190318 shown on this page was made in the Georgian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
       The Georgian Era      
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