Scottish painter and caricaturist (1764-1811)

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Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine vendor, dressed in theatrical costume while selling his wares, assisted by another costumed person and a monkey. Engraving by I.R. Cruikshank after a Delft plate by B.S., 1750.

A man pulling a peculiar face as he is about to take some medicine. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1801, after J. Gillray.

A prosperous cobbler in Grub Street recommends his shop to a hungry poet. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1808.

A woman falling headfirst through an open cellar-door outside a pharmacy, and a man expressing his concern. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank after G.M. Woodward, 1798.

A sailor with a bandaged eye consulting a mercenary medical practitioner. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807?, after G.M. Woodward.

A soldier with one arm debates with a sailor with a wooden leg the merits of the army and the navy. Reproduction of an etching by I. & G. Cruikshank, 1806.

The dance of death. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1808, after G.M. Woodward, ca. 1795/1797.

Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville (in Highland costume), bleeds Neptune while Alexander Trotter holds a bowl to catch the guineas which flow from the incision; representing Trotter's embezzlement of public funds and Melville 's alleged connivance. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1805.

Four doctors discussing the case of Sir Toby Bumper, while he is recovering in bed from too much alcohol. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.

A "man-midwife" (male obstetrician) represented by a figure divided in half, one half representing a man and the other a woman. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1793.

Three men carousing beneath a mulberry tree, with verses of a song comparing the life of humans to the life of a tree. Etching after I. Cruikshank, 1808.

The republican solidarity of Joseph Priestley and Thomas Paine; indicated by the grinning devil that links them. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1792.

Two boxers face each other with clenched fists; representing the by-election for the City of London held on 3-5 March 1795. Etching possibly by I. Cruickshank, 1795.

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Isaac Cruikshank

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Images by Isaac Cruikshank

Works from the collections

Four doctors discussing the case of Sir Toby Bumper, while he is recovering in bed from too much alcohol. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.

The republican solidarity of Joseph Priestley and Thomas Paine; indicated by the grinning devil that links them. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1792.

A man pulling a peculiar face as he is about to take some medicine. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1801, after J. Gillray.

A soldier with one arm debates with a sailor with a wooden leg the merits of the army and the navy. Reproduction of an etching by I. & G. Cruikshank, 1806.

Two boxers face each other with clenched fists; representing the by-election for the City of London held on 3-5 March 1795. Etching possibly by I. Cruickshank, 1795.

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Isaac Cruikshank

Images from the collections

Images by Isaac Cruikshank

Works from the collections

Four doctors discussing the case of Sir Toby Bumper, while he is recovering in bed from too much alcohol. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1807, after G.M. Woodward.

The republican solidarity of Joseph Priestley and Thomas Paine; indicated by the grinning devil that links them. Etching by I. Cruikshank, 1792.

A man pulling a peculiar face as he is about to take some medicine. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1801, after J. Gillray.

A soldier with one arm debates with a sailor with a wooden leg the merits of the army and the navy. Reproduction of an etching by I. & G. Cruikshank, 1806.

Two boxers face each other with clenched fists; representing the by-election for the City of London held on 3-5 March 1795. Etching possibly by I. Cruickshank, 1795.

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