The Age of Caricature: Satirical Prints in the Reign of George III

by Diana Donald

Book Overview

The late eighteenth century in England was the first great age of cartooning, and English caricature prints of the period have long been enjoyed for their humor and vitality. Now Diana Donald presents the first major study of these caricatures, which challenges many assumptions about them. She shows that they were a widely disseminated form of political expression and propaganda as subtle and eloquent as the written word.

Donald analyzes the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300066058
• ISBN13: 9780300066050
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.8" x 11.3"