Lot Essay
Robinson discusses Cruikshank's work for the London Stereoscopic Company in the reference cited.
Details
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, London
A set of twelve 3½ x 36 inch Wheel of Life picture strips each with printed title and legend Stereoscopic Co. Entd Accdg. to Act, stamped on reverse Barnes Collection, strips titled:
A. A Rude Blast
B. Jack's Alive
C. A Dainty Dish
D. Bombastes Furioso
E. Three Blind Mice
F. A Black Thief
G. The Biter Bit
H. The Sportive Monkeys
I. The Nigger & Tiger
J. Roley Poley
K. Hodge & the Imps
L. Out for the Day
and a copy of a London Stereoscopic Company advertisement for the Cruikshank designs dated 6 Fe 71. (12)
A set of twelve 3½ x 36 inch Wheel of Life picture strips each with printed title and legend Stereoscopic Co. Entd Accdg. to Act, stamped on reverse Barnes Collection, strips titled:
A. A Rude Blast
B. Jack's Alive
C. A Dainty Dish
D. Bombastes Furioso
E. Three Blind Mice
F. A Black Thief
G. The Biter Bit
H. The Sportive Monkeys
I. The Nigger & Tiger
J. Roley Poley
K. Hodge & the Imps
L. Out for the Day
and a copy of a London Stereoscopic Company advertisement for the Cruikshank designs dated 6 Fe 71. (12)
Provenance
The Barnes Collection, St Ives.
This item is duplicated in the Collection.
This item is duplicated in the Collection.
Literature
Robinson (1990), 'Animation. The First Chapter 1833-1893' in Sight and Sound (Autumn 1990), p. 254.