The Pig Faced Lady of Manchester Square and The Spanish Mule of Madrid

George Cruikshank, published March 21, 1815

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The Pig Faced Lady of Manchester Square and The Spanish Mule of Madrid, published March 21, 1815. Hand-colored etching on paper.

Hand-colored etching on paper · Image: 25.5 × 34.5 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: The Pig Faced Lady of Manchester Square and The Spanish Mule of Madrid
Artist: George Cruikshank (English, 1792-1878) published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818)
Date: published March 21, 1815
Medium: Hand-colored etching on paper
Dimensions: Image: 25.5 × 34.5 cm (10 1/16 × 13 5/8 in.); Plate: 26.2 × 35.2 cm (10 3/8 × 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 26.7 × 35.5 cm (10 9/16 × 14 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1792–1878

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.