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CRUIKSHANK, George.
Illustrations of Time.
For Cruikshank, time had three components: first, the line from birth to death, with the curve of rising and then falling action; second, the life of the moment ("the times"), a Hogarthian trope; third, ceremonial and festive times such as May Day and Guy Fawkes Day recurring from year to year and celebrated in traditional ways that fused past with the present. All three components were in George's imagination poised between joyous carpe diem philosophy and its complimentary converse, "time devours all things."
- Published
- London: Frederick Arnold, Fleet Street, 1874.
- References
- Abbey 'Life in England' 274.
- Plates
- 6
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Frederick Arnold, Fleet Street, 1874.
- Ref
- 430
Engraved title page and 6 x hand-coloured caricature engravings. Oblong 4to, green cloth, stiff paper boards, with title in black to cover. Cloth frayed at head and tail of spine, boards, browned and soiled. The first plate is loose. Coloured plates in order: 1. Five lively vignette scenes: A Long Time waiting / A Long Time to wait / A Short Time - going of an errand / A very Little Time - getting an answer / Time - Called... & Time - Come.... 2. Seven lively vignette scenes: Killing Time / Taking - by the Forelock / Too much Time / Trifling Time away / Time by Tide / Idling Time / Behind Time. 3. Six lively vignette scenes: Pastime / Time gone - past recalling! / Time-Lost / Time was made for slaves.../ Making up for Lost Time / Time thrown away. 4. Five lively vignette scenes: Hard Times...worse & worse, Semper idem!! (4 scenes) & Term Time. 5. Five lively vignette scenes: Summer Time / Winter Time / Time was / Time is / Time Badly Employed. 6. Seven lively vignette scenes: 'Christmas Time.' A remaining custom of "The Good Old Times" / A Jovial Time / Holiday Time - Twelfth Night or What you will / Time to be off! / Time's "but a walking shadow..." / Bed Time / Pudding Time.
