A teaser for forthcoming pics on www.victorianlondon.org ... a complete set of the 'months' in the great cartoonist's Almanack, 1835-38, and some other selections. What I love about Cruikshank is the level of painterly detail that goes into every cartoon. Above is April 1835 (on the theme of April showers) - note the "Umbrella Depot" ... certainly Victorian shops were commonly called "Warehouses" (eg. "Jay's Mourning Warehouse") and I suspect "Depot" was commonplace too.
If look closely you can see Cruickshank has named his street St Swithins!
ReplyDeleteAnd there a ?portable shower-bath? on the right ... ??!
ReplyDeleteI'll get the pictures online in the next week or so ... watch this space!
Lee