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George Cruikshank

(1792—1878) graphic artist


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(1792–1878),

illustrator and caricaturist, son of Isaac Cruikshank, also a caricaturist, illustrated a large amount of literary works including Sketches by Boz in 1836, which began a long association with Dickens including the illustrations to Oliver Twist in 1837.

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Cruikshank, George (27 Sept. 1792)
in The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3) Length: 227 words
Cruikshank, George (27 Sept. 1792)
in The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (4) Length: 228 words
Cruikshank, George (1792–1878)
in The Oxford Companion to Western Art Length: 194 words
Cruikshank, George
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature Length: 1027 words

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