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George Cruikshank signed British Watercolor Painting Lord & Maiden on Horses within Castle Courtyard with Winthrop Stuyvesant Colonial New York Boston Family Provenance One of Two 19th century watercolor illustrations by British caricaturist and book illustrator George Cruikshank (1792 –1878), praised as the modern Hogarth during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. This painting may be the original illustration used for a book. Lord and maiden on horseback within castle gateway with figures, dogs and pigeon carrier. Note the guard figure on the wall upper center. Signed bottom center George Cruikshank with artist name paper placard from previous framing from Kennedy & Company Gallery as the other George Cruikshank painting with the same period framing.