George Cruikshank and Others

Six etchings with hand-colouring, 1818-30, entitled Very Unpleasant Weather by George Cruikshank; Puff, puff, it is an age of puffing; A New Way of Gaining Admittance to a Lady's Chamber and We Have the Exhibition to Examine by William Heath; Illustrations of Harriette Wilson's Memoirs: p. 118 by Henry Heath; and Reflection of an Exquisite published by J. Johnston, on wove paper, some sheets watermarks Whatman

'Puff, puff, it is an age of puffing': sheet: 226 by 363mm; 8 7/8 by 14 3/8 in 'Very unpleasant weather': sheet: 250 by 398mm/ 9 7/8 by 15 5/8 in 'A New way of gaining admittance': 240 by 350mm; 9 ½ by 13 ¾ in 'We Have the exhibition to examine': sheet: 248 by 363mm; 9 ¾ by 14¼ in 'Reflection of an Exquisite': 324 by 231mm; 12 ¾ by 9 ¼ in 'Illustrations of Harriette Wilson's Memoirs': plate: 151 by 187mm; 6 by 7 3/8 in, sheet: 180 by 221mm; 7 1/8 by 8 7/8 in Each sheet trimmed just outside or to the borderlines, occasionallly just within in places on 'A New Way of Gaining Admittance' and within on'Reflection of an Exquisite' below, with wide margins on 'Illustrations of Harriete Wilson's Memoirs', occasionally small pale stains and surface dirt at extreme edges of sheets, a few repaired tears and soft creases (mainly visible verso), occasionally small pale scattered fox marks in the margins, minor nicks at edges of the sheets, pale paper discoloration verso, other minor defects.
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