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- Title
THE TRANSFORMATION OF CARICATURE: A READING OF GILLRAY'S THE LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT.
- Authors
Haywood, Ian
- Abstract
The article discusses how the 1779 English caricature "The Liberty of the Subject" by James GIllray represents of a new form of eighteenth century caricature. The artwork presents a London, England street scene featuring a press-gang being attacked by two women attempting to physically thwart efforts to impress a tailor. The author feels the print portrays popular sentiments regarding press gangs and English liberty with a high degree of verisimilitude. The author argues that the 1779 murder trial of Mary Adey for her attack on a press-gang member was the inspiration for Gillray's political satire. An overview of the British government's policies regarding impressment is presented.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; GILLRAY, James, 1756-1815; CARICATURES &; cartoons; IMPRESSMENT; CARICATURE; MANNING of ships; POLITICAL cartoons; ENGLISH political satire; PICTORIAL wit &; humor; REIGN of George III, Great Britain, 1760-1820; BRITISH politics &; government, 1760-1820; LAW
- Publication
Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2010, Vol 43, Issue 2, p223
- ISSN
0013-2586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/ecs.0.0108