Gillray Observed: The Earliest Account of His Caricatures in London Und Paris (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521101851)

James Gillray, one of England's best loved caricaturists, was an immensely successful and popular artist, yet there were no accounts of his work published in England during his lifetime. The single contemporary source on Gillray is a series of commentaries published in the German journal London und Paris between 1798 and 1806. Christiane Banerji and Diana Donald have now translated and edited selected commentaries, with accompanying illustrations. The edition offers a unique insight into the role of satire in British politics during the Napoleonic era.

Author: Christiane Banerji
ISBN-10: 0521101859
ISBN-13: 9780521101851
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/26/2009
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.61d