,,f\r ,,hundr$ ,,humor\s ,,illu/rations 
,by ,george ,cruik%ank    ,) ,portrait &
 ,biographical ,sket*    ,second        
,edition    ,london    ,simpk91 ,m>%all1
 ,hamilton1 ,k5t  ,co ,glasg[           
,,biographical ,,sket*    ,,george      
,,cruik%ank 0 born 9 ,london on ! #bg? (
 ,septemb]1 #agib4  ,8 p>5ts 7 ( ,scot* 
nationality4 ,! fa!r1 namely1 ,isaac    
,cruik%ank1 0 an arti/ by pr(ession1    
hav+ consid]able skill 9  wat]-col\r    
pa9t+ & et*+4 ,! "m 0 a ,miss           
,macnaught51  ( ,p]?1 a protg ( !       
,c\ntess ( ,p]?1 & ! possessor (  a     
small sum ( money4 ,%e 0 a p]son (      
en]getic temp] & /rong  w1 & s ?rifty t 
by sav+ %e add$ consid]ably to h]       
orig9al pecuni>y possession4 ,%e 0 also 
c>eful to br+ up h]  *ildr5 9 a pi\s    
mann]1 be+1 along ) !m1 a regul>        
att5dant  at ! ,scot* ,*ur* 9 ,cr[n     
,c\rt1 ,drury ,lane4    ,! c\ple took up
 h\se 9 ,duke ,/reet1 ,bloomsbury1 :]e  
two sons  & "o daught] 7 burn4 ,! eld]  
son 0 born 9 #aghi1 nam$ ,isaac  ,rob]t1

 & ultimately became an arti/ (         
consid]able reputation1  b ( mu* less   
orig9ality 9 "* & design ?an 8 y\ng]    
bro!r4 ,george 0 born ab\t ?ree ye>s    
lat]4 ,9 arti/ic "w he  /ruck out 9 a   
new l9e1 & al?\gh ! diff]5ce betwe5 8   
"w & t ( 8 fa!r & bro!r 0 n 9 e case    
/rongly  m>k$1 /ill x 0 always suffici5t
 to enable exp]ts to select !           
productions ( ! y\nge/ f ^? ( 8 two     
s5iors1 a di/9ctly  new & orig9al ve9   
appe>+ 9 !m f ! fir/4    ,:ile ! ?ree   
*ildr5 7 /ill q "y1 ! family remov$ to  
,no4 #aag ,dorset ,/reet1 ,salisbury    
,squ>e1 ,fleet ,/reet1 :]e ! p>5ts  let 
a portion ( ! h\se to lodg]s4 ,"h ! fa!r
 cont9u$ to  "w on 8 plates1 :ile 8 wife
 col\r$ !m by h&1 soon1 h[ev]1  obta9+  
help 9 t respect f h] sons4 ,! boys w5t 
to s*ool  at ,mortlake1 & aft]w>ds to   
,edgew>e1 b n = long1 s t !y  ow$ little
 to s*ool ma/]s4 ,! eld] bro!r w5t to   
sea1 & n  return+ :5 expect$1 0 suppos$ 
to be lo/1 & m\rn$ = z  su*4 ,b aft]    
?ree ye>s he sudd5ly re-appe>$1 & 0     

welcom$  home ) joy1--resum+ engrav+ = a
 livelihood ,un=tunately =  ! family1 ! 
fa!r di$ 9 #ahaa ,up to ! "t ( 8 decease
 he  appe>s to h _h a /eady & good      
bus9ess1 hav+ produc$ an  imm5se numb] (
 sket*es1 col\r$ et*+s1 engrav+s1 &     
designs  produc$ 9 v>i\s modes1 _m ( !m 
9 connection ) ! /age4 ,at  ! "t ( 8    
fa!r's decease1 ! olde/ son 0 tw5ty-two 
ye>s (  age1 & ,george1 ! second son1   
n9ete54 ,!y 7 bo? well-advanc$  9 _!    
pr(ession1 & 7 q capable ( tak+ up &    
prosecut+  _! fa!r's bus9ess connection4
    ,previ\s to all ?is1 !re is no d\bt 
t ,george began to draw :5  he 0 a m]e  
*ild4 ,"s ( 8 productions ( #agii are   
/ill extant4  ,george's fir/ play?+s1   
says ,mr4 ,bates 7 ! ne$le & !  dabb]2 b
 play ins5sibly m]g$ into "w1 z he began
 to assi/ 8  h>d-work$ fa!r4 ,8 e>lie/  
incl9ation1 x is said1 0 to g  to sea1 b
 8 "m oppos$ ?is4 ,! e>lie/ job 9 ! way 
(  et*+1 = :i* he 0 employ$ & receiv$   
paym5t1 0 a *ild's  lott]y ticket4 ,?is 
0 9 #ahjd1 :5 he 0 ab\t twelve ye>s (   

age4  9 #ahje he made a sket* (         
,nelson's fun]al c>1 & :imsical et*+s  (
 ! fa%ions ( ! day4 ,8 e>lie/ sign$ "w  
is dat$ two ye>s  lat]1 & repres5ts !   
demagogue ,cobbett go+ to ,/4 ,james's4 
,8  fa!r's e>ly dea? ?rew ! lad on 8 own
 res\rces1 & he quickly  f\nd t he mu/  
fight = a place 9 ! _w1 z ,fuseli told  
him  he w\ld h to d = a seat 9 !        
,academy4 ,any?+ t (f]$ 0               
acceptable--head+s = songs & halfp5ny   
ballads1 illu/rations =  *ap books1     
designs = nurs]y tales1 %eets ( pr9ts = 
*ildr5--a  doz5 on ! %eet & a p5ny !    
lot--vignettes = lott]y tickets1  rude  
cuts = broadsides1 political squibs--all
 trivial records b n[  ( ! utmo/ r>ity &
 value4    ,:ile /ill v "y1 & be=e 8    
fa!r's decease1 "y ,george1  ) a view to
 becom+ an ,academy /ud5t1 took specim5s
 ( 8 "w  to ,fuseli = 8 inspection1 :5  
t1 (ficial told him t he w\ld  j h to   
fight = 8 place1 & at same "t gave him  
p]mission  to att5d ! lectures on pa9t+4
 ,he att5d$ two ( ! lectures &  !n /opp$

 go+1 z 8 fa!r held t if he 0 de/9$ to  
be an  arti/ he w\ld become "o )\t      
in/ruction1 s t he nev] became  a real  
/ud5t ( t in/itution1 nor _h he a regul>
 tra9+ 9 any  way1 s t 8 education1 bo? 
s f> z art & ord9>y s*ool+  0 conc]n$1 0
 v irregul> & defici5t4 ,9 fact1 z a lad
 &  "y man he appe>$ to h be5 too full (
 animal spirits & too  fond ( sight-see+
 to settle d[n to a h>d c\rse ( /udy4 ,!
  go+s-on ( ! two bro!rs 7 sev]ely      
condemn$ by _! pi\s  & /rict "m4        
,occasionally %e ev5 w5t ! l5g? (       
ca/igat+  ,george :5 he return$ home 9 !
 small h\rs f fairs & horse  races1 or !
 prize r+1 & sometimes n q sob]4    ,he 
is describ$ at ?is e>ly age z fill$ ) a 
reckless love  ( adv5ture1 emulat+ !    
exploits ( ,tom & ,j]ry1 ) wild         
companions4 ,8 field ( obs]vation ext5d$
 f ! foot ( !  gall[s to ,gre5wi* fair1 
?r\gh coal-holes1 cid]-cell>s1 cribs1 & 
prize-fight]s' tav]ns1 ,petticoat ,lane1
 & ,smi?field4 ,its c5tre 0  ,cov5t     
,g>d5 ,m>ket1 :]e ! "y bloods drank1 &  

sang1 &  f\ght "u ! piazzas 9 ^? days4  
,su* 0 pretty mu* ! sort (  education ! 
"y m5 _h1 & luckily ,george _h ! s5se & 
tal5t  to turn x all to good acc\nt lat]
 on ) 8 p5cil4    ,9 c\rse ( "t ! arti/ 
0 firmly e/abli%$ 9 bus9ess1 & _h       
num]\s patrons among ! publi%]s1 "s (   
:om 7 ?riv+ to  a consid]able ext5t     
?r\gh ,cruik%ank's lab\rs4 ,aft] num]\s 
isolat$ sket*es1 :i* br\ght him no small
 am\nt ( fame1 ! fir/  consid]able s]ies
 ( designs by him appe>$ 9 ,dr4         
,syntax's ,life (  ,napoleon1 consi/+ ( 
?irty illu/rations4 ,ano!r long s]ies 0 
tw5ty-?ree illu/rations to ,pi]ce       
,egan's ,life 9 ,london4 ,z also        
tw5ty-sev5 et*+s to ,grimm's ,popul>    
,/ories4 ,^! 7 foll[$  by num]\s o!r    
l5g!n$ s]ies1 su* z ,morn+s at ,r[      
,/reet1  ,?ree ,c\rses & a ,dess]t1     
,pun* & ,judy1 ,gil ,blas1 ,my ,sket*   
,book1  ,scott's ,novels1 ,sket*es by   
,boz1 ,! ,omnibus1 & v num]\s o!rs4  ,9 
all1 he appe>s to h produc$ !           
illu/rations = no few] ?an  ?ree hundr$ 

& tw5ty volumes1 n to speak ( an imm5se 
numb] (  isolat$ sket*es ( all sorts4   
,9 #ahdg & #ahdh !re came f 8 p5cil 8   
fir/ direct &  outspok5 contribution to 
! cause ( temp]ance 9 ,! ,bottle &  !   
,drunk>d's ,*ildr51 al?\gh 9 "s ( 8     
e>li] designs  he _h satir$ ! preval5t  
vice ( drunk5ness2 he capp$ !m all1     
h[ev]1 9 ! eight plates ( ,! ,bottle1 9 
:i* he depicts !  t]rible d[nw>d m>* (  
degradation 9 ! trag$y ( an entire      
family1 f ! easy temptation ( a little  
drop to ! f9al murd]  ( ! wife4 ,9 ,!   
,drunk>d's ,*ildr51 eight m plates1 !   
remorseless moral is cont9u$1 ! son     
becomes a ?ief1 & dies 9 !  hulks2 !    
daught]1 tak+ to ! /reets1 ultimately   
?r[s h]self  ov] ,wat]loo ,bridge4 ,!   
two works _h a great success4 ,moreov]1 
!y  7 dramatis$ 9 eight !atres at once1 
& 7 sold by t5s (  ?\s&s4 ,hi!rto       
,cruik%ank _h n be5 a /rict ab/a9]1 b n[
  he became "o ) all ! en]gy ( 8 nature4
    ,9 ,cruik%ank's lat] ye>s he made a 
good _m attempts at oil  pa9t+1 &       

exhibit$ q a numb] ( pa9t+s at ! ,royal 
,academy  all ) m or less success4 ,b ! 
l>g] & be/ kn[n ( ^!  is ! ,wor%ip (    
,bac*us2 x is a "w ( inexhau/ible detail
 &  inv5tion1 & 0 receiv$ by ! public ) 
great fav\r2 ! size  is #g feet #h in*es
 high by #ac feet #c in*es long1 & x is 
n[ 9 !  ,national ,gall]y4    ,h[ev]1 to
 return to ! affairs ( ! family4 ,9 "t !
 bro!r  ,isaac ,rob]t hav+ got m>ri$1 ! 
:ole family remov$ to ,k+  ,/reet1      
,holborn4 ,soon aft]w>ds ! "m1 ,george1 
& si/] took a  h\se 9 ,cl>emont ,squ>e1 
,p5tonville1 at t p]iod p>tially 9 !    
c\ntry4 ,lat] on1 becom+ m>ri$4 ,george 
remov$ to ,amwell ,/reet1  :]e he rema9$
 = ?irty ye>s4 ,he aft]w>ds resid$ 9    
sev]al  suburban localities1 b f9ally   
settl$ d[n at #bfc ,hamp/ead ,road1  :]e
 he di$ on ! #a/ ( ,febru>y1 #ahgh1 & 9 
! foll[+  ,novemb] 8 rema9s 7 f9ally    
deposit$ 9 ! crypt ( ,/4 ,paul's        
,ca!dral4    ,9 p]son ,cruik%ank 0 a    
broad-*e/$ man1 r bel[ ! middle  height1
 ) a high =ehead1 blue-grey eyes1 a hook

 nose1 & a pair (  /rong :isk]s4 ,9 8   
y\ng] days he _h be5 an adept at box+ & 
all manly sports1 z also an en?usia/ic  
volunte]1 ultimately becom+             
lieut5ant-colonel ( ! #dh? ,middlesex   
,volunte]s4 ,he pres]v$ 8  en]gy almo/  
to ! la/ day ( 8 life4 ,ev5 at eighty he
 0 ready  to dance a hornpipe1 or s+ a  
song1 he 01 says "o :o knew him  well1 a
 light he>t$1 m]ry1 jolly old g5tleman1 
full physically  ( humor\s action &     
impulsive ge/ure1 b 9 e ^w & de$ a      
,god-fe>+1 que5-hon\r+1 tru?-lov+1 hone/
 man4    ,! old s*ool ( c>icaturi/s 9   
:i* ! names ( ,gilray1  ,r[l&son1       
,woodw>d1 & ,bunbury are mo/ prom95t1 0 
not$ *iefly  = ! broad1 & 9 _m cases1   
vulg> treatm5t ( ! subjects :i*  7 dealt
 )4 ,! lat] s*ool ( c>icaturi/s1 9 _!   
mode  ( treat+ simil> subjects1 diff]$  
consid]ably f _!  pr$ecessors4 ,! lead+ 
memb] ( ! new s*ool 0 ,george           
,cruik%ank4 ,he liv$ & work$ dur+ two   
g5]ations1 & may be  consid]$ z !       
connect+ l9k betwe5 ! old s*ool & ! new4

  ,at fir/ ,cruik%ank to "s ext5t foll[$
 ,gilray & ,r[l&son1 b  gradually fell  
(f f _! /yle ( art1 & 9 its /ead produc$
  "w ( a m s]i\s & m arti/ic nature1 :i*
 0 ! beg9n+  ( a new era 9 ! hi/ory (   
c>icature4 ,8 illu/rations to           
innum]able works are ( ! highe/ ord]1 & 
h made = him an  ev]la/+ reputation4