James Gillray
Profile: | James Gillray (1756 - 1815). Engraver and satirist. Lived in London, where during his lifetime he was one of the most noted creators of political and social satirical prints. An emerging form of art, which gained a overwhelming popularity in the 18th & 19th century England. These satirical prints of almost exclusively London origin ought be seen as one of the primary inspirations for the early american newspaper comic artists, when they introduced that latter medium of visual art about a hundred years later. |
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