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English: Very unpleasant Weather, or The old saying verified "Raining Cats, Dogs & Pitchforks"!!! An etching by George Cruikshank. Shown is a busy street full of people being bombarded by cats, dogs, and pitchforks falling from the sky. In the background a street vendor with a wheelbarrow is crying out "Cats' meat, dogs' meat!"
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National Gallery of Victoria
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George Cruikshank  (1792–1878)  wikidata:Q360466 s:en:Author:George Cruikshank
 
George Cruikshank
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George Cruickshank; George, I Cruikshank; George, I Cruickshank; Cruickshank; george cruikshank; cruikshank
Description British caricaturist, artist, illustrator, photographer and painter
Date of birth/death 27 September 1792 Edit this at Wikidata 1 February 1878 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q360466
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