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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
H Beard Print Collection is a 1 by George Cruikshank, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a busy print showing a wild crowd at a street festival in 1832. The scene is packed with people dancing, drinking, and causing chaos under a sign that reads “Friends Frying Pan.” George Cruikshank etched this lively chaos himself. The print pokes fun at the Festival of Tom Foolery, a real event that mocked authority—often held in September. It’s one of Cruikshank’s political satires, using humor to criticize social issues of the day. Look for more of Cruikshank’s prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The print is an etched work by George Cruikshank, published on 1 September 1832, depicting the scene titled *The Friends Frying Pan or Annual Festival of Tom Foolery and Vice*. It is part of the Harry Beard Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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