Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Print made by Robert Isaac Cruikshank, 1789–1856, British
Published by John Fairburn, active 19th century, British
Title:: A Favorite Poodle Hatching Poultry!! - or A Present of Feather Breeches from the Sandwich Isles
Date:: 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Etching, hand-colored on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 x 14 1/2 inches (26.4 x 36.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in blue ink, on back, upper left: "4102"; in graphite, upper left: "$10.00"; lower left: "A rare Cruikshank caricature. | While I can find no references | to the Poodle (underlined), the King and Queen | of the Sandwich Islands visited | London in 1824. The date of this | print. The Englishman is | Sir John Byng, Earl of Strafford. | (1772-1860)"; lower center: "Robert Cruikshank"; lower right: "390 | BM 14698"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.9706
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: poultry | natives | nest (animal architecture) | illustration | hatching | racial | poetry | satire | humor | Indian | men | feathers | eggs | caricature | genre subject
Associated Places:: Sandwich Islands | Oceania | World
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26011