Lot 2059
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (1792-1878)
THE BOTTLE
The suite of eight glyphographs (electrotypes produced from an engraved plate), published by David Bogue, 1847-1848
Each 22 x 33cm. (8)
Provenance: London, Christies South Kensington, August 1996
* The Bottle, inspired by Hogarth's The Rake's Progress, sees Cruikshank chart a drinker's calamitous descent from family man to violent dereliction and insanity. The plates were cheaply produced to ensure that they could address effectively the peril of alcohol for the vulnerable working classes.
