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Description: Abstract: Born in London on 27th September, 1792 to a caricaturist who died as a result of his alcoholism in 1811. After a brief education he set himself up as a caricaturist and was soon selling his drawings to over twenty different printsellers. Like many artists, Cruikshank was unhappy about the changes that had resulted from the Industrial Revolution. Cruikshank also became involved in the movement to protect children and published several books on the subject including A Slice of Bread and Butter (1857) and Our Gutter Children (1869). George Cruikshank died on 1st February, 1878.
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