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ROBERT CRUIKSHANK (BRITISH 1789-1856)STADIAUM SHIELD CHELSEAEtchingInscribed and dated `Robert Cruikshank del et fecit/1834' (in the border)30 x 30cm (11¾ x 11¾ in.)(Isaac) Robert Cruikshank like his brother George and father Isaac was a popular caricaturists and illustrator. In 1834 he produced Stadium Shield Chelsea, together with illustrations for the prospectus, for the The Stadium, as a multidisciplinary sports venue on the former Cremone Gardens in Chelsea. It opened in 1831 and was the brainchild of the self-styled Baron de Bereneger (Charles Random). He was a convicted fraudster and the business failed in 1843, not before hosting many sports and events including a balloon ascent in 1838. To be sold without reserve