George Cruikshank’s Christmas In London
December 7, 2023
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As we brace ourselves for the forthcoming festive season, let us contemplate George Cruikshank‘s illustrations of yuletide in London 1838-53 from his Comic Almanack which remind us how much has changed and also how little has changed. (You can click on any of these images to enlarge)
A swallow at Christmas
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
Christmas dining
Christmas bustle
Boxing day
Hard frost
A picture in the gallery
Theatrical dinner
The Parlour & the Cellar
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s birth
Twelfth Night – Drawing characters
January – Last year’s bills
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How true, how true, Christmas has always remained the same: on Christmas Eve everything should/must be harmonious and peaceful, but for exactly THIS reason it is NOT like that every time!
I’d love to get caught up in the Christmas hustle and bustle pictured here and forget that the MINI ONE in British Racing Green I bought this year has already given up the ghost again…
My saddest Christmas is coming up!
Love & Peace
ACHIM
Wonderfully rich & roguish illustrations of Victorian London’s seasonal merriment a`la his friend Charles Dickens[ian] style & flair..