From the West Indies

Description

Title: From the West Indies
Creator: Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Contributor: Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848, artist.
Humphrey, G., active approximately 1820.
Published / Created: [early 20th century?]
Publication Place: England?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: "Five passengers sit together on a bench against the side of a ship, all but a small boy, seemingly a mulatto, manifesting misery or resignation. The others (left to right) are a woman shrouded in black except for her chin, a planter in a long coat and broad-brimmed hat, his wife's arm through his. A fat and hideous negress, awkwardly asleep. The deck is level."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from text below image.
Date of publication supplied by cataloger.
Reproduction of an etching by George Cruikshank, after a drawing by Frederick Marryat; Cruikshank's "etched by G.C." signature and Marryat's artist's device (an anchor tilted diagonally) are reproduced and legible beneath the design, as is the original imprint "London, Pubd. June 5th, 1824, by G. Humphrey, 24 St. James's Street."
Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 10, no. 14718.
Cf. Cohn, A.M. George Cruikshank: a catalogue raisonné, 1140.
Cf. Reid, G.W. A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank, 1248.
Provenance: Purchased from eBay; February 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 21 x 27 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English