id:			125005
accession number:	1946.445
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.445
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:04.188000

The Beadle, c. 1805–78. George Cruikshank (British, 1792–1878). Graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and red wash; sheet: 12.2 x 6.8 cm (4 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Gertrude Haskell Britton, Katherine Haskell Perkins, Mary Haskell Hunter and Melville Hanna Haskell in memory of Mrs. Coburn Haskell 1946.445

title:				The Beadle
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creation date:			c. 1805–78
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1878
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creditline:			Gift of Gertrude Haskell Britton, Katherine Haskell Perkins, Mary Haskell Hunter and Melville Hanna Haskell in memory of Mrs. Coburn Haskell
copyright:			

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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and red wash
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - British
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* George Cruikshank (British, 1792–1878)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 12.2 x 6.8 cm (4 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed across bottom of page in ink: "Geo Cruikshank"
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	inscription:	Inscribed across top of page in ink: "A First Sketch For The/Beadle In Disturbing The/Congregation"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Aspects of Drawing
	opening date:   1961-01-10T05:00:00
	<i>Aspects of Drawing</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 10-April 2, 1961).

	title:		European Watercolors Through the 18th Century
	opening date:   1964-01-14T05:00:00
	<i>European Watercolors Through the 18th Century</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 14-March 22, 1964).

	title:		Graphic Humor
	opening date:   1982-06-01T04:00:00
	<i>Graphic Humor</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 1-August 29, 1982).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Gertrude Haskell Britton [1909-1992], Bratenahl, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1946
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 26, 1946-
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