id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 44431 nan Four Hundred Humorous Illustrations, Vol. 1 (of 2) With Portrait and Biographical Sketch .txt text/plain 1805 78 69 GEORGE CRUIKSHANK was born in London on the 27th of September, 1792. Cruikshank, was an artist by profession, having considerable skill in George was born about three years later. work and that of his father and brother was not in every case strongly work on his plates, while his wife coloured them by hand, soon, however, the family, the father died in 1811 Up to the time of his decease he immense number of sketches, coloured etchings, engravings, and designs the time of his father's decease, the oldest son was twenty-two years of age, and George, the second son, nineteen. hard-worked father. While still very young, and before his father's decease, young George, considerable series of designs by him appeared in Dr. Syntax's _Life of In Cruikshank's later years he made a good many attempts at oil The leading member of the new school was George ./cache/44431.txt ./txt/44431.txt