Antique Master Print-SATIRICAL-PRINT-SLANDERING-ELVES-Cruikshank-EHL-1835

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‘”A CURIOUS JUNTO OF SLANDERING ELVES – OR – LIST’NERS SELDOM HEAR GOOD OF THEMSELVES.”‘

– A group of four elderly women gathered around a tea table, gossiping while one reads a letter. Tea overflows from the urn, emphasizing their inattentiveness. Books and papers on the left include satirical titles associating elderly women with pets and superstition. A shocked listener peeks from behind a curtain.

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A group of four elderly women gathered around a tea table, gossiping while one reads a letter. Tea overflows from the urn, emphasizing their inattentiveness. Books and papers on the left include satirical titles associating elderly women with pets and superstition. A shocked listener peeks from behind a curtain.

Made by George Cruikshank after EHL (artist unidentified).

Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 33 x 23 cm (12.99 x 9.06 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and irregular paper edges. Remains of tape on rear from attachment. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SATIRE, GOSSIP, CRUIKSHANK, 19TH-CENTURY ETCHING, ELDERLY WOMEN, TEA TABLE, HUMOROUS CARICATURE, SOCIAL COMMENTARY. | EXPO-472 (SATIRE)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Thos. McLean, London, at 26 Haymarket, August 1, 1835.

Reference: British Museum, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires, vol. IX, London 1949, no. 12923.

Biography engraver: George Cruikshank (1792?1878) was a British caricaturist and illustrator known for his satirical etchings, often addressing social and political themes of 19th-century England.

Biography artist: The identity of the artist “EHL” is unknown, though they were active in satirical art during the early 19th century.

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Dimensions 23 × 33 × 1 cm

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