Uproar! : satire, scandal & printmakers in Georgian London
Loxton, Alice2023
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Place reservation for Uproar! : satire, scandal & printmakers in Georgian LondonLondon, 1772: a young artist called Thomas Rowlandson is making his way through the grimy backstreets of the capital, on his way to begin his studies at the Royal Academy Schools. Within a few years, James Gillray and Isaac Cruikshank would join him in Piccadilly, turning satire into an artform, taking on the British establishment, and forever changing the way we view power. Set against a backdrop of royal madness, political intrigue, the birth of modern celebrity, French revolution, American independence and the Napoleonic Wars, 'Uproar!' follows the satirists as they lampoon those in power, from the Prince Regent to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Their prints and illustrations deconstruct the political and social landscape with surreal and razor-sharp wit, as the three men vie with each other to create the most iconic images of the day.
Main title:
Uproar! : satire, scandal & printmakers in Georgian London / Alice Loxton.
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Imprint:
London : Icon, 2023.London : Icon, 2023.
Collation:
xii, 397 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785789540 (hbk)
Dewey class:
942.107
Language:
English
Subject:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827Gillray, James, 1756-1815Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811Satire, English -- History and criticismLondon (England) -- History -- 18th centuryArt and society -- England -- London -- History -- 18th centuryLondon (England) -- Politics and government -- 18th centuryHistoryLondon, Greater London19th century, c 1800 to c 1899History of artEuropean historyHistory
BRN:
2775100
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