George cruikshank biography

Below is the detailed biography of George Cruikshank, an English book illustrator known for his speciality in caricatures and cartoon drawings. He is best known for his illustrations of his friend — Charles Dickens books. George Cruikshank was born on the 27th of September in London. He was the son of the most celebrated caricaturist and painter of the 17th century — Isaac Cruikshank.

Isaac was of an Irish origin. George started his career by apprenticing under his father and being his assistant. Later, in , he started to make book illustrations. The idea of racism is being abolished with an interesting mix of emotions and situations. His speciality was the hilarious depictions of the political situations in London with an element of sarcasm that people enjoyed.

He was known to be bribed by the royal authorities to avoid any caricatures of King George IV. He received a bribe of pounds.

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He illustrated many books for Charles Dickens. However, Charles Dickens denied any claims. He even acted in many of Dickens theatre companies just as a hobby and out of the friendship he shared with Dickens. Later, in the s, George focused less on illustrations and became much more involved in promoting the idea of temperance which is a movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages and anti-smoking.