Sell one like this
$382$325
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2386Location: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2007 11:00AM
Description:
Cruikshank, George (1792-1878), Sketch of the Head of a Laughing Man, pen and ink, watercolor and gouache on paper, the man with gray hair, with ink title "Begone dull care, Mirth admit one of thy crew, How I love to laugh," and with signature below, oval format, paper size 3 7/8 x 3 1/4 in., framed, (laid down).
Note: For a suggestion of possible inspiration to Cruikshank in making this sketch, see the engraved frontis of lot 265, Cruikshank's copy of Hone's Ancient Mysteries . . . .. This engraving depicts a smiling reveler, after Goltzius.
Estimate $300-500