Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Drunkard's Son is Sentenced to Transportation for Life; the Daughter, Implicated in the Robbery, to Imprisonment -- The Brother and Sister Part for Ever in this World

George Cruikshank; Publisher: David Bogue, London

Date: 1848
Medium: Glyphograph
Department: European Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

England, Europe Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. (21.91 x 33.66 cm) (plate) 11 9/16 x 16 3/8 in. (29.37 x 41.59 cm) (sheet)

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