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Summer 2020 Fine Art & Estate Auction

Two Antique Colored Caricature Etchings

This auction ended on July 1, 2022.

Start price: $50

Estimated price: $400 - $600

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: Antique Hand Colored British Political Satire Etching Lot of 2. 19th Century satirical etchings by artists John Cawse & Isaac Cruikshank. "John Bull’s Watchman Neglecting His Duty !!!" by John Cawes, a British painter and caricaturist (1778-1862). Marked top right corner "No.VIII" , back marked "No.12 62" in pencil. "The Modern Punch Maker" by Isaac Cruikshank, a Scottish painter and caricaturist (1764–1811), Top right marked "No. VII", back marked "No.11 61" in pencil.

Material: Paper.

Dimensions: Cawse: Length: 8"; Width: 9 1/2". Cruikshank: Length: 9 1/2"; Width: 8".

Condition: Minor toning to the paper, creases.

Age: 19th Century.

Provenance: Private estate.

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