George Cruikshank - The Bloomers in Hyde Park

The "Bloomers" in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852

George Cruikshank's original etching, "The 'Bloomers' in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852" was published for "The Comic Almanack" in 1852. During the early 1850's, the British artist, George Cruikshank produced a small number of satirical etchings of this large size which were then folded four times and placed within the pages of the "Almanack". The etchings were also sold separately, printed upon china paper and impressed onto a larger sheet of wove paper. Such is the case with this original impression. "The 'Bloomers' in Hyde Park ..." is a fine, original example of the famous satirical art created by the British artist, George Cruikshank.

The "Bloomers" in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852

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George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - 1878)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	-
01.-		A Party of Pleasure by George Cruikshank designed by Captain Frederick Marryat	Original Etching	August, 01 1835	Sold
02.-		A Swarm of English Bees Hiving in the Imperial Carriage!! by George Cruikshank	Original Etching	1816 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)
03.-		Anglo - Gallic Salutations in London - or, Practice makes Perfect by George Cruikshank	Original Etching	1816 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)
04.-		Anglo - Parisian Salutations or, Practice par Excellence! by George Cruikshank	Original Etching	1816 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)
05.-		Humming-Birds -- or a Dandy Trio by George Cruikshank	Original Etching	c. 1820 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)	Sold
06.-		Le Retour de Paris, or, the Niece Presented to her Relatives by her French Governess by George Cruikshank	Original Etching	1816 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)
07.-		Monstrosities of 1819 and 1820 by George Cruikshank	Original Etching	1819 and 1820 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)	Sold
08.-		Monstrosities of 1822 by George Cruikshank	Original Etching	1822 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)	Sold
09.-		The "Bloomers" in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852 by George Cruikshank	Original Etching	1852 (First State of Two)
10.-		The Advantages of Travel; -or- 'A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing' (Plate I) & (Plate II) by George Cruikshank	A Set of Two Original Etchings	1834 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)
11.-		The Good Effects of Carbonic Gas by George Cruikshank	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	December 10, 1807 (First and Only Edition)
12.-		Very Unpleasant Weather, or the Old Saying Verified, 'Raining Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks' by George Cruikshank	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1820 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)	Sold

View other original etchings by Issac Robert Cruikshank.

Isaac Robert Cruikshank (London, 1789 - 1856)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	-
01.-		Dandy Fainting - or - an Ekquisite in Fits by Isaac Robert Cruikshank	Original Etching	1822 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)	Sold
02.-		Household Troops, or a Sketch of a Few, of the Principal Trustworthy and Confidential Domestics of Worthy and Confiding Families by Isaac Robert Cruikshank	Original Etching	1827 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)
03.-		Monstrosities of 1827 by Isaac Robert Cruikshank	Original Etching	1827 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)	Sold

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Title:	The "Bloomers" in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852
Artist:	Cruikshank, George (London, 1792 - 1878)
Date:	Date: 1852 (First State of Two)
Medium:	Original Etching
Publisher:	The Comic Almanack, London
Note:	George Cruikshank: The name of George Cruikshank deserves to stand beside those of William Hogarth, Thomas Rowlandson and James Gillray as representing the greatest satirical artists from 18th and 19th centuries. As a child he learned etching techniques from his father, Isaac Cruikshank (1762-1811), a fine satirical artist in his own right. George Cruikshank published his first etching at the age of twelve. During the second and third decades of the nineteenth century he created works of art which equaled the etchings of Gillray and Rowlandson in their technical abilities, but which perhaps surpassed either of these masters in their pure and wonderful humour. More than any other artist of satire, George Cruikshank was at his best when the target was -- as in this fine example -- culture, fashion and society. George Cruikshank also worked in collaboration with his brother, Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856), another fine caricaturist and satirical artist.
	As the conservative Victorian era began (1837) some forms of satirical art grew to be unfashionable. George Cruikshank thus turned his talents to the illustrated book. Some of the greatest volumes from these later times, including Dickens's "Oliver Twist", bear testimony to the lifelong creativity of his art.
	Cruikshank’s satirical art, however, continued to be in great demand. From 1835 to 1853, one of the leading satirical journals was "The Comic Almanack". "The Almanack" consisted of literary contributions by such authors as William Makepeace Thackery, Albert Smith, Gilbert a Beckett and the Brothers Mayhew. During its eighteen year existence George Cruikshank became its chief artist and contributed slightly over two hundred and fifty original etchings. "The 'Bloomers' in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852" was published by the Almanack on January 1, 1852.
	George Cruikshank's original etching, "The 'Bloomers' in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852" was published for "The Comic Almanack" in 1852. During the early 1850's George Cruikshank produced a small number of satirical etchings of this large size which were then folded four times and placed within the pages of the "Almanack". The etchings were also sold separately, printed upon china paper and impressed onto a larger sheet of wove paper. Such is the case with this original impression.
	In 1871, John Camden Hotten reprinted the complete run of "The Comic Almanack", including all of George Cruikshank's etchings. These later impressions are easy to detect, however, as they lack the publisher's address (seen here in the lower left corner) and, with the large etchings, always contain the four vertical folds.
	In many ways, "The 'Bloomers' in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852", represents a revival of Cruikshank's wonderful, Monstrosities etchings of the 1820's. Like this etching, the "Monstrosities" targeted the latest fashions of the day. In 1851, Mrs. Amelia Jenks Bloomer of New York invented the "Bloomer", which consisted of a coat, a very short skirt and enormously baggy trousers which were fastened to the ankles. George Cruikshank could not resist taking aim at this fashion as it swept through London the following year. Ironically the only 'true' skirt is worn by the kilted Scotsman.
Size:	6 1/4 X 16 /12 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $295.00 US
Condition:	Printed on nineteenth century china paper and impressed onto a large sheet of wove paper as published by "The Comic Almanack" in 1852. Containing some matte burning in the outer margins as well as slight bubbling in the china paper, else in good condition throughout. "The 'Bloomers' in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852" represents a superb, original example of the famous satirical art of George Cruikshank.
Subject:	George Cruikshank, original etching, First State of Two, "The 'Bloomers' in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852", "The Comic Almanac"k, Amelia Jenks Bloomer, William Makepeace Thackery, fashions of the day.
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