Twelve sketches illustrative of Sir Walter Scott's Demonology and witchcraft / by George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank

RA Collection: Book

Record number

15/2963

Author

George Cruikshank

Imprint

London: Published for the artist by J. Robins, 1830

Physical Description

[13] leaves, [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.

General Note

Each plate is preceded by a short corresponding excerpt from Scott's Letters on demonology and witchcraft. (1830).
At foot of each plate: 'Designed Etched & published by George Cruikshank - Novr. 1830'

Provenance

Inscribed in black ink on front free endpapder: "W.H. Chesson, Sat. Dec. 20. 1902" [Possibly the author Wilfrid Hugh Chesson (1870–1952), who wrote a short book on Cruikshank, in the Popular Library of Art series, published in 1908].

Subject

Witchcraft
Wit and humour - pictorial

Contributors

George Cruikshank, engraver, publisher
Sir Walter Scott Bt., author
James Robins & Co., publisher/bookseller

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