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New morality; or The promis'd installment of the high-priest of the Theophilanthropes, with the homage of Leviathan and his suite / Js. Gillray, inv. & fect., British Cartoon Print

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Print shows French politician and Theophilanthropist Louis Marie la Révellière-Lépaux standing on a three-legged stool perched upon a stone dais reading Religion de la N[ature] to surrounding caricatures of people and animals, including the Duke of Bedford as Leviathan.

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9240

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

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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la revelliere lepeaux louis marie de bedford francis russell duke of jacobins leviathan hypocrisy avarice religion and politics history revolution caricatures british etchings hand colored satires visual works baillet en france france new morality new morality promis installment high priest theophilanthropes homage suite gillray fect 1798 french revolution of 1789 prints caricatures and cartoons cartoon prints british james gillray drawing promis d installment ultra high resolution high resolution etching images gratuite duke aristocracy library of congress french prints france
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01/01/1798
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist
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The Golden Age of Political Cartoons

British and American political cartoons from 18th century.
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la revelliere lepeaux louis marie de bedford francis russell duke of jacobins leviathan hypocrisy avarice religion and politics history revolution caricatures british etchings hand colored satires visual works baillet en france france new morality new morality promis installment high priest theophilanthropes homage suite gillray fect 1798 french revolution of 1789 prints caricatures and cartoons cartoon prints british james gillray drawing promis d installment ultra high resolution high resolution etching images gratuite duke aristocracy library of congress french prints france