George Cruikshank was born on September 27th 1792 in Bloomsbury, England. From the time he was born, he loved to draw. He drew caricatures with his dad all growing up. His first publication was in 1806. In 1810 Cruikshank's father passed away and he decided to continue on his legacy. He is probably best known for his political caricatures, where he pokes fun of the royal family. His drawings had huge success and he ended up working for well-renown authors such as Charles Dickens and Sir Walter Scott. However, Dicken's and Cruikshank's friendship came to and end after much controversy over who actually came up with the ideas behind the "Oliver Twist" story. When he did write, Cruikshank's goal was to expose sin and glorify God in children's stories. As Mrs. Robinson stated "It's our typical Cinderella, plus a sermon."
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