The Old Print Shop

A Nottingham Card Party

  • ARTIST: George Woodward

  • PUBLISHER: R. S. Kirby, London

  • MEDIUM: Etching,

    DATE: c. 1817

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 8 1/8 x 10 1/2" ( 20.7 x 26.8 cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: Published in Eccentric Excursions, a humorous travelogue illustrated with satirical sketches by Woodward and etched by Cruikshank. This lively scene shows a provincial card party in Nottingham, highlighting the caricatured faces and exaggerated mannerisms that made Woodward and Cruikshank’s collaborations so popular in the early 19th century.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 14 x 18 inch mat for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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