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Hero's recruiting at Kelsey's; - or- Guard-Day at St. James's / Js. Gy. ad vivam fect., British Cartoon Print

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Two officers, on a tall, lanky, elderly man and the other a child, sit facing each other eating sweets at a confectioner's. A third officer, fat and knock-kneed, stands guard in the doorway. The windows of the shop are full of various fruits and sweets.

Catalog of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9068

Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Exhibited: Gillray and the Art of Caricature.

It wasn't really until the 1700s that caricature truly blossomed as a form of political criticism. In the late 1750s, a man named Thomas Townshend began using the techniques employed by earlier engravers and applying them towards a political model. This gave Thompson's cartoons a much greater feeling of propaganda than previous artistic critiques of the time. The intense political climate of the period, and often accusatory nature of most political cartoons forced many artists to use pseudonyms in order to avoid accusations of libel. Other artists took it a step farther, and left their cartoons completely unsigned, foregoing any credit they may have received. Political higher-ups were notoriously touchy about their reputations and were not afraid to make examples of offenders. Puck was the first successful humor magazine in the United States of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was published from 1871 until 1918.

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eating and drinking great britain soldiers confectionaries confections cartoons commentary british etchings hand colored hero kelsey or guard day vivam fect ad vivam fect political cartoons vintage images 1797 child great waldingfield cartoon prints british james gillray ultra high resolution high resolution etching saint james st james prints library of congress
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01/01/1797
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver
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The Golden Age of Political Cartoons

British and American political cartoons from 18th century.
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eating and drinking great britain soldiers confectionaries confections cartoons commentary british etchings hand colored hero kelsey or guard day vivam fect ad vivam fect political cartoons vintage images 1797 child great waldingfield cartoon prints british james gillray ultra high resolution high resolution etching saint james st james prints library of congress