George Cruikshank

Humming-Birds -- or a Dandy Trio

George Cruikshank's Humming-Birds -- or a Dandy Trio: During the early 1800's both Robert and George Cruikshank took aim in their art at the 'Dandy', the term used for the excessively fashionable, clothes conscious young men of the Georgian era. In Humming-birds, or a Dandy Trio, George Cruikshank portrays three young men singing and playing melodies to such heart-felt scores as "The Lovesick Swain set to Music". The two men singing in the foreground try their best, however, the man at the mirror seems more absorbed with the beauty of his own visage. The two titled paintings on the wall -- 'Vacuna' and 'Narcissus' -- reveal much, as does the agonized expression of the ridiculous French poodle. Dandies making music is therefore an affront to both the eye and the ear.

'Humming-Birds -- or a Dandy Trio' is an original etching by George Cruikshank and published initially in c. 1820. This impression was published by Thomas McLean for the second and final edition, 1835.

Humming-Birds -- or a Dandy Trio

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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:	Humming-Birds -- or a Dandy Trio
Artist:	Cruikshank, George (London, 1792 - 1878)
Date:	c. 1820 (Second and Final Edition, 1835)
Medium:	Original Etching
Publisher:	Thomas McLean, Haymarket
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 the Golden Age of this art form. 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 wore on great satirical art grew to be unfashionable. George Cruikshank thus turned his talents to the illustrated book. Some of the greatest volumes from these times, including Dickens's Oliver Twist, bear testimony to the lifelong creativity of his art.
	In 1835 the London publisher, Thomas McLean, acquired a number of the most popular plates of both George and Robert Cruikshank and reprinted them with his address for a second and final edition. This original etching entitled, Humming-Birds -- or a Dandy Trio hails from this edition.
	During the early 1800's both Robert and George Cruikshank took aim in their art at the 'Dandy', the term used for the excessively fashionable, clothes conscious young men of the Georgian era. In Humming-birds, or a Dandy Trio, George Cruikshank portrays three young men singing and playing melodies.
Raisonne:	Albert M. Cohn, George Cruikshank, A Catalogue Raisonne, Bookman's Journal, London, 1924 (Reprinted, 1971). Catalogue # 1216, Second State of Two.
Size:	10 X 14 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed on early nineteenth century wove paper and large, full margins as published by Thomas McLean in 1835. Containing several slight, restored tears far away from the actual plate-mark, else Humming-Birds -- or a Dandy Trio is in very good condition throughout. This original etching represents both a delightful and prime example of the famous satirical art of George Cruikshank.
Subject:	George Cruikshank, Humming-birds, or a Dandy Trio, original etching, Dandies, Vacuna’ and ‘Narcissus, French poodle, satirical artists.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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