British caricaturist and illustrator (1792–1878) best known for his works satirizing contemporary politics and his illustrations for the works of Charles Dickens. Original signed pencil sketch on an off-white 6 x 4 sheet, depicting a shoreline with two men and a harpooned seal against a backdrop of harbored ships and ocean cliffs, inscribed below, “The Phoca—Vol III—P. 127–6,” and signed in black ink, “Geo. Cruikshank.” Matted with a biographical slip. In fine condition. A decidedly detailed and powerful Cruikshank original.Format: Sketch