ANTIQUE PRINT OF " LONDON GOING OUT OF TOWN " by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK 1829.

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                                                                            ALL ABOUT GEORGE CRUIKSHANK - BORN 1792

GEORGE CRUIKSHANK WAS BORN IN LONDON ON THE 27th OF SEPTEMBER 1792. HIS FATHER WAS A CARICATURIST WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF ALCOHOLISIM IN 1811. AFTER A BRIEF EDUCATION AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN EDGEWARE, CRUIKSHANK SET HIMSELF UP AS A CARICATURIST IN LONDON. HE WAS SOON SELLING HIS DRAWINGS TO OVER 20 DIFFERENT PRINT SELLERS. HE WORKED WITH CHARLES DICKENS ON SEVERAL PROJECTS AND HE ILLUSTRATED SCETCHES BY BOZ IN 1836 AND OLIVER TWIST 1838 AND ALSO SUPPLIED THE DRAWINGS FOR BENTLEYS MISCELLANY, A JOURNAL EDITED BY DICKENS.   IF YOU GOOGLE GEORGE CRUIKSHANK YOU WILL FIND SO MUCH INFORMATION ON THIS FAMOUS AND TALENTED ARTIST. 

LIKE MANY ARTISTS CRUIKSHANK WAS UNHAPPY ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT HAD RESULTED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL REVELUTION. THIS DRAWING ILLUSTRATES THE CITY OF LONDON GROWING EVER LARGER AND TAKING OVER THE BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE. I LOVE THE FINE DETAIL IN THIS ANTIQUE PRINT AND THE EXPRESSION OF HUMOUR FROM DAYS LONG GONE...... I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THIS IS AN ETCHING OR A PRINT BUT IT HAS BEEN COLOURED IN WITH WATER PAINTS THAT HAVE FADED WITH AGE.  

MAKE YOUR SELF COMFORTABLE, ENLARGE THESE ANTIQUE DRAWINGS  AND TAKE A REALLY GOOD LOOK AT THEM, YOU WILL FIND ' THE TRIP ' MOST ENJOYABLE. THE PRINT IS FRAMED BEHIND GLASS THAT IS DAMAGED IN ONE OF THE CORNERS,  MEASURES 47 X 42 CM, THE ACTUAL PRINT MEASURES 32 X 24CM.                          

LONDON GOING OUT OF TOWN by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK 1829. THE ROBOT HOUSE BUILDERS ARE MOVING THROUGH ISLINGTON TOWARD HAMPSTEAD.

NOTICE THE LUMPS OF CEMENT MIX HAVE FACES.

EVEN THE HAY STACKS ARE MAKING A RUN FOR IT !!!

BRICK KILN SPEWING OUT BRICKS.

WHEEL BARROW MEN.

WHAT AN IMAGINATION !!

POLLUTION WAS AROUND, EVEN IN THOSE EARLY DAYS.