File:1849 Cruikshank materialistic Valentine joke.gif

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"Something Like a Valentine", a caricature by George Cruikshank from the Comic Almanack of 1849, illustrating an article which pretends to assert that Valentines shouldn't harp on all that sickly sweet sentimental love stuff but instead should itemize the important things in life (such as "smuggled French gloves") instead...
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  • I offer my heart and my hand
  • "I am young rich and handsome, good-tempered and well educated"
  • Millinery and Dresses unlimited
  • £300 per annum Pin-money
  • Smuggled French Gloves
  • A Love of a Page
  • Eau de Cologne
  • Splendid Suite of Jewels
  • Box at the Opera
  • Balls and Routs
  • Grand Piano
  • Champagne, Ices, Jellies, Tarts, and Cheesecakes
  • Annual Trips to the Continent
  • Town House -- Handsome Chariot -- Country House
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Source Comic Almanack of 1849
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George Cruikshank  (1792–1878)  wikidata:Q360466 s:en:Author:George Cruikshank
 
George Cruikshank
Alternative names
George Cruickshank; George, I Cruikshank; George, I Cruickshank; Cruickshank; george cruikshank; cruikshank
Description British caricaturist, artist, illustrator and photographer
Date of birth/death 27 September 1792 Edit this at Wikidata 1 February 1878 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London London
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q360466
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