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C1820
Dandy Pickpockets diving.
Artist:
The man and woman are being pickpocketed by dandies. The term ‘diving’ meant DIVE was to enter a pocket and was one of many slang words used by the many pickpockets in London at the time. A rare Irish issued satirical … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Dandy Pickpockets diving.
Date:
C1820
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Etching with original hand colouring
Image Size:
330mm
x 230mm
Paper Size:
450mm
x 265mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1820
Description:
The man and woman are being pickpocketed by dandies. The term ‘diving’ meant DIVE was to enter a pocket and was one of many slang words used by the many pickpockets in London at the time.
A rare Irish issued satirical cartoon by the Dublin based publisher William McCleary based on Isaac Robert Cruikshank’s (1789-1859) cartoon. Mcleary has removed the print shop window that the couple were looking at in original version.
William McCleary (1799 - 1820)
McCleary was one of the major Irish publishers of mainly pirated copies of London satirical prints. He began trading from premises located at 31 Lower Ormond Quay in 1791 and by 1798 his business had become sufficiently successful to allow him to move to a larger shop located on Nassau Street. McCleary’s decision in copying the caricatures of his rival and fellow Dubliner J. Sidebotham and undercutting the prices of the pirated versions of Sidebotham's caricatures. resulted into a long lasting feud between the two publishers. His trading addresses: 31 & later 18 Lower Ormond Quay (1791-1798) 21 Nassau Street, Dublin (1799, 1820) 32 Nassau Street, Dublin (1808) 39 Nassau Street, Dublin (1820)
