The years 1780 to 1820 have long been seen as the Golden Age of the English satirical print.
This period witnessed a number of changes in style which had far-reaching consequences, including an increase in the effectiveness of the caricature as visual propaganda.
William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox were the leading politicians of the age, continuing a family rivalry begun by their fathers.
They were amongst the most caricatured men of their time and became emblems of the two sides of.
I. B. Tauris & Company Statesmen in caricature: the great rivalry of fox and pitt the younger in the age of the political cartoon, paperback/n. g. howe
