Studying Politics, or the Bon Companions

Maker Isaac Cruikshank (British, 1756 - 1811)

Additional Title(s)

Drolls
A Collection of 115 Original Drawings in Water Colors and India ink of Humorous and Satirical Subjects

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1790

Mediumpen and monochrome gray over pencil

Dimensions6 11/16 x 8 15/16 in. (17 x 22.7 cm.)

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Status

Not on view

Object number71.79.3

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Fool and his Money's Soon Parted

Isaac Cruikshank

1790

Object number: 71.79.23

Sparring Match

Isaac Cruikshank

1790

Object number: 71.79.9

Poor Ship and Family Frightened by a Thunder Storm

Isaac Cruikshank

1791

Object number: 71.79.15

Husband Highly Delighted with his Supposed Fruits

Isaac Cruikshank

1790

Object number: 71.79.25

Wedding

Isaac Cruikshank

ca.1792

Object number: 71.79.33

Absent Man

Isaac Cruikshank

1791

Object number: 71.79.29

Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music, or the Rising

Isaac Cruikshank

ca.1792

Object number: 71.79.27

Will o' the Wisp, or Some Folkes a Little Out of the Road

Isaac Cruikshank

1796

Object number: 71.79.73

Telling Fortunes in Coffee Grounds

Isaac Cruikshank

1790

Object number: 71.79.7

Polite Alderman, Advancing to Future Happiness

Isaac Cruikshank

1792

Object number: 71.79.17

Folly of an Old Man Marrying a Young Wife

Isaac Cruikshank

1790

Object number: 71.79.11

Merry Thought

Isaac Cruikshank

ca.1792

Object number: 71.79.5