September – Bartholomew Fair

DESCRIPTION: Cruikshank’s image depicts a bustling scene at Bartholomew Fair, a historic carnival held in London for 700 years. Famously described as ‘a scene of unbridled profligacy, licentiousness, and drunkenness, with fighting, both of fists and cudgels, pumping on pickpockets, robbery and cheating, noise and shouting, the braying of trumpets and the banging of drums.’ STYLE: Engraving COLOUR: Monochrome SIZE (cm): 12.5 x 8.5 CREATORS: George Cruikshank PUBLICATION: Comic Almanac PUBLISHER: London: Charles Tilt, London DATE: 1835 COMMENTS: Excellent condition 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.