Catalogue Of Prints And Drawings In The British Museum 1784 1792

Excerpt from Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, Vol. 6: 1784-1792 Though the volume covers a shorter period than Volume V, not only are more prints described, but they are more important in character, for caricature was playing an increasing part in the life of the time. Moreover, the volume approaches the climax of English caricature in the rivalry of Fox and the younger Pitt (who had only just appeared with such amazing brilliance in the political arena) and in the initial excitements of the French Revolution. It should be repeated that the catalogue is based on the separate series of 'political and Personal Satires' in the Department of Prints and Drawings; that it does not profess to include all prints of this category scattered under masters and engravers in the departmental collection, or prints in the Museum Library, though it does so to some extent in both cases. As the value of the satirical print as an historical document increases progressively in proportion to the completeness of the collection, it is much to be hoped that help will be given by friends of the Museum in filling gaps in the series. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.