The Art of Satire London in Caricature

by Bills, Mark; Hislop, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780856676130
• ISBN10: 0856676136
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-03
• Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers

Summary

With a rich selection of illustrations from the extensive and largely unpublished collection of satirical and caricature images in the Museum of London, The Art of Satire tells the story of visual satire in London, a city in which caricature flourished like no other. After exploring the significance of London as a subject and as the centre of production, the book, chronologically surveys satirical images of London life, from Hogarth's London to the age of Victoria considering the eclectic and vibrant tradition that continues into the twentieth century. The book encompasses new research and uses historical and literary sources to place the satire of London in the wider context of English satire as a whole.

Author Biography

Mark Bills is Curator of Paintings, Prints and Drawings at the Museum of London.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 9
Satirising London	p. 10
The Age of Hogarth	p. 40
From Drollery to Gillray	p. 70
Thomas Rowlandson's London	p. 104
Progress and Transition: Cruikshank and Regency London	p. 136
Victorian Satire: London, Poverty and the Birth of Cartoons	p. 168
Afterword: The Changing Faces of Satire	p. 206
Notes	p. 216
Select Bibliography	p. 221
Major London Printsellers of Satire	p. 222
Index	p. 225
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