The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 87
CRUIKSHANK, Isaac Robert (1789 – 1856). The Living Skeleton...
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
CRUIKSHANK, Issac Robert (1789 ? 1856). The Living Skeleton. London: John Fairburn, 1825. Hand-colored etching, being a satire on Claude Ambroise-Seurat, the Frenchman who was so devoid of subcutaneous fat as to resemble a skeleton. Seurat is surrounded by female onlookers exclaiming about his physical state, viz, ?My dear. I wonder if he has ever been married. His wife must be a happy creature.? Seurat?s name appears in the program held by one spectator who views him through a spyglass. Seurat says, ?I am de Anatomie Vivante dat is come to Londres to please all de pretty Lady, and give dem all de much satisfaction.? 10 1/8 x 14 1/8?. Mounting remnants to verso, else near fine. See BM Satires 14882.
