The Four Mr. Prices (perhaps refers to Stephen Price (fl.1825) the Manager of Drury Lane Theatre)
George Cruikshank (London 1792 - London 1878)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Jan 1825
Materials
paper
Measurements
302.5 x 410 mm
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286768.10
Summary
Print, etching, The Four Mr. Prices (perhaps refers to Stephen Price (fl.1825) the Manager of Drury Lane Theatre) by George Cruikshank (London 1792 - London 1878). One of 12 caricatures, some with borders, taken from the Caricature Room, all with traces of green emulsion on the reverse. j) Hand-coloured etching after G. Cruikshank, published Jan. 1825 by G.Humphrey, entitled 'The Four Mr. Prices.' Four gentlemen of the name of Price, all of very different dimensions, are thus distinguished by their friends - the Tall one is called High Price - the Short one, Low Price, the Fat one Full Price and the thin one Half Price. Orange coloured border of rose and columbine design.
Marks and inscriptions
text (below image)
Makers and roles
George Cruikshank (London 1792 - London 1878), artist