1839
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Beadle is a 1839 by George Cruikshank, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a quick, rough drawing of a man’s face and head. The lines are loose and shaky, with only a few light strokes for shading. The paper is old and yellowed, and there’s handwriting at the top and bottom—one line looks like a title, the other a signature. The drawing feels hurried, almost like a first try. The artist didn’t worry about perfect details, just the main shapes and expressions. The signature at the bottom matches the name *George Cruikshank*. Next, check out George Cruikshank to see more of his fast, sketchy style.
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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