Female Intrepidity 1816

drawing, print, etching, paper

drawing

comic strip

print

etching

caricature

junji ito style

paper

personal sketchbook

illustrative and welcoming imagery

england

illustrative and welcoming

storyboard and sketchbook work

cartoon carciture

sketchbook art

graphic novel art

"Female Intrepidity!! or how to Board a Kings ship in a Manly Stile!!" is a satirical hand-colored etching by George Cruikshank, created in 1816. This cartoon depicts a woman, likely representing England, boarding a ship and defying an authority figure represented by a bishop. The piece, now part of the Art Institute of Chicago's collection, mocks the absurdity of power dynamics and the notion of female weakness, using caricature and humor to critique social norms.