Prints: P1262

Title

The Oppidan's Museum or Eton Court of Claims at the Christopher

Subject

Liston, John

Artist

Cruikshank, Robert

Date

1824

Dimensions

height: 13.6cm
width: 24cm

Other materials

hand coloured engraving

Inscription/signature

"Drawn & Engraved by R. Cruikshank." "Published. March 1. 1824 by Sherwood Jones & Co"/ THE OPPIDAN'S MUSEUM or Eton Court of Claims at the Christopher"

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Professor Jim Davis, acquired by the Garrick Club in 2024

Other number

E0162

This illustration by Robert Cruikshank was published in 'The English Spy' in 1824. It depicts a society of Old Etonians in a pub who have collected or stolen some pub signs. On the right of the group dressed in a green jacket and breeches with a white apron is the chracter of Sam Swipes from Theodore Hook's play 'Exchange no Robbery'. This is an example of John Liston's characters appearing in non theatrical prints but entering into the visual language when cartoonists needed to portray a comic figure.