Sir John Falstaff Arrested - Hand-Colored Etching by G. Cruikshank

Original hand-colored etching titled "Sir John Falstaff arrested, at the suit of Mrs Quickly!", drawn and etched by the British illustrator George Cruikshank, as the lettering states. The bulky Falstaff, in red, struggles with the bailiffs in a street of half-timbered houses.

It was made as an illustration for The Life of Sir John Falstaff (1857-1858) by Robert B. Brough, and was used again in later editions of Shakespeare's works, such as The Library Shakespeare of 1890.

Medium: Original hand-colored etching.
Artist / after: George Cruikshank.
Engraver / lithographer: George Cruikshank.
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: 4.5 x 7.3 in (11.5 x 18.6 cm).
Condition: Paper browned and wrinkled in the margins, with a cut in the lower part and small tears at the right edge; image and color in good condition.