October – St Crispin's Day

DESCRIPTION: George Cruikshank’s humorous illustration of St Crispin’s Day in Shoe Lane, additonally captioned ‘October’, “honouring” the patron saint of shoemakers. Taken from his London Almanack (1836). *Note the drawn inn sign: ‘The Blue Last. I sought good liquor all the day, and at the Last I found it’. STYLE: Engraving COLOUR: Monochrome SIZE (cm): 12.5 x 8.75 CREATORS: George Cruikshank PUBLICATION: Comic Almanac PUBLISHER: London: Charles Tilt, London DATE: 1836 COMMENTS: Near-Excellent condition. Chamfer-trimmed at the corners in anqtiquity. SUBJECT: Cruikshank PACKAGE: Single one-sided sheet in acid-free mount, flat & unfolded inside hard-backed envelope. Royal Mail Tracked 24 included. Note: Images are provided for illustration purposes only and are intended to show the complete printed product, including any imperfections of age that may be present. Frames or props shown in the images are for display purposes only and are not included with your purchase.