{"product_id":"high-spirits-kate-heard-9781905686766","title":"High Spirits: The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson","description":"Portly squires and rake-thin curates. Jane Austen heroines and their gruesome chaperones. Dashing young officers and corrupt old politicians. The keenly observant caricatures by English cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) make clear his sharp eye for current affairs as well as for his appreciation of the humor in everyday life.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigh Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e brings together more than one hundred caricatures by Rowlandson, with subjects spanning the entire range of English society, including numerous satires of politics and well-known political figures. Full-color illustrations are accompanied by details drawn from new archival research on both the cartoons and their royal collectors, from George IV to Victoria and Albert. \u003cbr\u003eRowlandson is among the most important contributors to the country's Golden Age of Caricature, and \u003ci\u003eHigh Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e will be a welcome addition to studies of his work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Heard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1905686765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781905686766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Royal Collection Trust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 11.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014","brand":"Kate Heard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939119071487,"sku":"9781905686766","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e1379b37-b150-4349-ad81-7ce8a44809a4.jpg?v=1681439608","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/high-spirits-kate-heard-9781905686766","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}