{"id":1807,"date":"2022-11-22T19:34:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library-dev.umbc.edu\/wp\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/?page_id=1807"},"modified":"2022-11-22T19:34:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:34:56","slug":"whimsy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/book-illustration\/fantasy-folklore-2\/whimsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Whimsy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 44%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>While the illustrations in this collection do not draw from the world of magic and fairies as his fantasy illustrations do, they capture the playful potential of the everyday. Many of these whimsical illustrations evoke animal imagery or capture the frenzy of a cluttered mind. Having contributed illustrations to works by Washington Irving (1783-1859), a popular American short-story author, and Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793-1860), a renowned American author who wrote children\u2019s stories under the pseudonym of Peter Parley, Cruikshank\u2019s illustrations circulated amongst popular literatures, securing his place as a household name. These sketches invite the reader to laugh, to daydream, and sink deeper into the story\u2019s world.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"437\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Bee-and-Wasp-1.jpg\" alt=\"A wasp watches as a bee struggles in a bird-bath filled with water.\" class=\"wp-image-2961 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Bee-and-Wasp-1.jpg 437w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Bee-and-Wasp-1-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click on the images below to learn more about each illustration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-zoooom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library-dev.umbc.edu\/wp\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/book-illustration\/fantasy-folklore-2\/whimsy\/irving-1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"543\" height=\"439\" data-id=\"2671\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/irving-1.jpg\" alt=\" A slender man in a suit and glasses rides the trail of a comet. The comet has a face, which looks perturbed as the man grabs its hair to stay aboard. The man\u2019s top hat floats behind him.\" class=\"wp-image-2671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/irving-1.jpg 543w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/irving-1-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library-dev.umbc.edu\/wp\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/book-illustration\/fantasy-folklore-2\/whimsy\/parley-1-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"818\" data-id=\"2676\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/parley-1-2-1024x818.jpg\" alt=\"A flock of turkeys wearing hats and other miscellaneous accessories ride a carriage drawn by unclothed turkeys. A road sign in the background points to Norfolk (the direction from which the turkeys are leaving) and London (the direction towards which the turkeys are traveling).\" class=\"wp-image-2676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/parley-1-2-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/parley-1-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/parley-1-2-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/parley-1-2.jpg 1337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library-dev.umbc.edu\/wp\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/book-illustration\/fantasy-folklore-2\/whimsy\/lascelles-1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2677\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/lascelles-1-773x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Title Page of Volume two of Scenes from the Life of Edward Lascelles, Gent. Under the title, a man rides on the back of a tortoise in the ocean.\" class=\"wp-image-2677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/lascelles-1-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/lascelles-1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/lascelles-1-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/lascelles-1.jpg 1123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library-dev.umbc.edu\/wp\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/book-illustration\/fantasy-folklore-2\/whimsy\/plague-1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"741\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2678\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/plague-1-741x1024.jpg\" alt=\"In this engraving, captioned \u201cThe Cat did it!\u201d at least a dozen cats crowd a dining room, knocking over and smashing tableware, breaking windows, tearing laundry, and eating the food. A few cats wield weapons of destruction, including hammers and sticks.\" class=\"wp-image-2678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/plague-1-741x1024.jpg 741w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/plague-1-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/plague-1-768x1061.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/plague-1.jpg 923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-zoooom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library-dev.umbc.edu\/wp\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/book-illustration\/fantasy-folklore-2\/whimsy\/plague-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"605\" height=\"916\" data-id=\"2679\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/plague-2.jpg\" alt=\"A woman looks aghast as many miniature people run around, causing havoc and making a mess of her home. Captioned \u201cNearly \u2018Worried to Death\u2019 by the \u2018Greatest Plagues of One\u2019s Life.\u2019\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-2679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/plague-2.jpg 605w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cruikshank\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/plague-2-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the illustrations in this collection do not draw from the world of magic and fairies as his fantasy illustrations do, they capture the playful potential of the everyday. 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