1835
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Earl and Countess of Somerset, Accomplices inthe Murder of Sir Thomas Overbury is a 1835 ink by George Cruikshank, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a man and woman dressed in fancy 17th-century clothes. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat, ruffled collar, and a coat with swirling patterns. The woman has a tall, puffy wig, a stiff dress with rows of buttons, and a big ruff around her neck. Both look serious, standing close together. The text below calls them the Earl and Countess of Somerset, linked to a murder. Their outfits are packed with details—like the man’s sword and the woman’s layered skirts—that show off wealth and power. Want to see how this kind of image was made? Look up engraving.
George Cruikshank or Cruickshank ( KRUUK-shank; 27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life.
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