“The Parties going up in the Balloon are intended for the Author and the Artist.”

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Creator

George Cruikshank

Title

“The Parties going up in the Balloon are intended for the Author and the Artist.”

Publisher

John Macrone

Date

December 1836

Description

Original pencil drawing for the frontispiece of Sketches by Boz, Second Series, published by John Macrone in December 1836.

Hand-written ink notation by Cruikshank below drawing: “The Parties going up in the Balloon are intended for the Author and the Artist.”

Source

Source: Sketches by Boz. Second Series. Proofs of the Etchings by George Cruikshank. 1836.

Relation

From the collection of Josephine Lea Iselin.