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Robert Cruikshank
1789–1856
Best known for lively caricatures and illustrations, this early 19th-century British artist brought sharp humor and a strong eye for everyday detail to his work. He is also remembered as part of the gifted Cruikshank family of satirists and illustrators.
1 Audiobook
Gallery of Comicalities; Embracing Humorous Sketches
by Robert Cruikshank, George Cruikshank, Robert Seymour
About the author
Born on September 27, 1789, Isaac Robert Cruikshank—often called Robert Cruikshank—was a British caricaturist, illustrator, and portrait miniaturist. He was the elder brother of George Cruikshank and the son of Isaac Cruikshank, placing him in one of Britain’s notable artistic families.
He trained first under his father and went on to build a career of his own, producing caricatures, illustrations, and comic scenes during the early 1800s. His work is often noted for its lively storytelling, and he is sometimes recognized as an early pioneer in the development of comics because some of his cartoons use narrative sequence and speech balloons.
Although he is less famous today than his brother George, Robert Cruikshank had real success in his own time and contributed to the rich world of British satirical art. He died on March 13, 1856.