Vintage Bowling Print Early Caricatures Poster

Here's a great print for bowling fans. Drawn and engraved by Robert Cruiksank. An interesting array of characters populate this colourful early English country club print with plenty of cold brew to go around. "The Bowling Alley, Worcester, or Characters of the Hand and Glove Club." Published by Sherwood & Co. August 1, 1826. "Isaac Robert Cruikshank (1789-1856), caricaturist, illustrator, and portrait miniaturist, was the brother of George Cruikshank. After schooling, he went to sea as a midshipman before beginning his artistic career as a portrait miniaturist and etcher. His early caricatures were often produced with his brother George with whom he shared a studio. Robert's reputation was overshadowed by his brother's growing fame as a political cartoonist. After 1830, Robert abandoned caricatures for book illustration. Like his brother, his artistic style went out of fashion and he died largely forgotten. Source: Dictionary of British Cartoonists and Caricaturists 1730-1980. Compiled by Mark Bryant and Simon Heneage. Aldershot, England: Scolar Press, 1994. " http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/graphics/findaids/crkshnk.htm More on Isaac Robert Cruikshank at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Robert_Cruikshank Also Google: Early British caricaturists | English caricaturists | English cartoonists | English illustrators | British engravers | People from London Presented by timelessprintsonline.com RSS Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TimelessPrintsOnline http://feeds.feedburner.com/VintagePrintsTimelessPrintsHomeDecor