Monks and the Jew

Monks and the Jew

Item Information

Title:
Monks and the Jew
Description:
Depicting a scene from "Oliver Twist" by "Boz", a.k.a. Charles Dickens. After the botched robbery, Oliver finds an adopted family in the Maylies, the owners of the substantial house near Chertsey, Surrey, which Sikes had intended to rob. Fully recovered, Oliver is aware of — or imagines — the presence of the criminal mastermind, Fagin, and an accomplice or co-malefactor, the shadowy figure introduced as "Monks," at his very window.
Artist:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
Name on Item:
Geo. Cruikshank
Date:
June 1, 1838
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Engravings
Book illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Criminals
Fagin (Fictitious character)
Twist, Oliver (Fictitious character)
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Oliver Twist
Extent:
1 print : engraving ; sheet 25 x 15 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/g158c241q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New York : William Lewer
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Cohn: 69
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; William Delue
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Cohn, Albert M. "George Cruikshank: A catalogue raisonné of the work executed during the years 1806-1877." From the offices of "The Bookman's Journal," 1924, London.
Notes (object):
Illustration from Bentley's Miscellany, Volume I. This item is from the American edition, published by William Lewer.
Identifier:
18_08_000005
Barcode:
36666003816192