An ill man next to his empty hearth tormented by the miseries of life; presented surrounded by assorted chastising demons. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1835.
A hand-coloured etching shows an elderly man in a green robe and red nightcap slumped in an armchair beside a fireplace. Small horned demons with pitchforks crowd around him, perching on the chair and his shoulder and scrambling across the floor, while framed prints hang on the wall behind.
- Artist
- George Cruikshank
- Date
- 1 August 1835
- Medium
- Caricatures Etchings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3256 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
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