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Title: The history of the nineteenth century in caricature
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Maurice, Arthur Bartlett, 1873-1946 Cooper, Frederic Taber, 1864-1937, joint author
Subjects: History, Modern Nineteenth century Caricature
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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s a herd of starved Rats, ready to feast on the Corsican.The great Russian Bear, the only ally Napoleon hassecured, is shaking his chain and growling—a formidableenemy in the rear. Gillrays caricature entitled John Bull Taking aLuncheon; or, British Cooks Cramming Old Grumble-Giz-zard with Bonne Chere, shows the strange-appearing Johnof the caricature of that day sitting at a table, overwhelmedby the zealous attentions of his cooks, foremost among whomis the hero of the Nile, who is offering him a Fricassee a laNelson, a large dish of battered French ships of the line.John is swallowing a frigate at a mouthful. Through thewindow we see Fox and Sheridan, representative of theBroad Bottom administration, running away in dismay atJohn Bulls voracity. As Gillray retires from the field several other clever artistsstand ready to take his place, and chief among them Rowland-son. The latter had a distinct advantage over Gillray in hissuperior artistic training. He was educated in the French
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x a > <S s 48 CENTURY IN CARICATURE schools, where he gave especial attention to studies from thenude. In the opinion of such capable judges as Reynolds,West, and Lawrence, his gifts might have won him a highplace among English artists, if he had not turned, throughsheer perversity, to satire and burlesque. RowlandsonsNapoleonic cartoons began in July, 1808. These initialefforts are neither especially characteristic nor especially

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