George Cruikshank’s London In Winter
November 20, 2025
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As the temperatures plunge this week, there will be no denying that winter has its grip upon London – which offers the ideal premise to look back at winters long ago in the capital, as witnessed by George Cruikshank in the LONDON ALMANAC published between 1835 & 1838 (Click on any of these images to enlarge)
Everybody freezes
Penny for the guy!
St Cecilia’s Day
Lord Mayor’s Show
Ice skating on the Serpentine
Christmas Eve
Christmas Ball
Christmas Dinner
Frost Fair on the Thames
January – New Year’s bills arrive
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Cruikshank was a genius. His mastery of perspective is incredible. The same applies to his ability to have captured the descriptive faces of so many just going about their business, which keeps me rapt and wanting more…