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T_i_B

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5. This may sound daft...

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 9, 2018, 03:03 PM

Dec 2018

...but I first became interested in politics and political history through the cartoons of the likes of James Gillray, which depicted the politics of the era of William Pitt the younger and Charles James Fox

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gillray

The political cartoons of the 18th century, be it Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson or the Cruikshanks were a lot stronger than the political cartoons of today. Often a lot more obscene and libelous too! And through learning about politics in this manner I found myself leaning towards a very Whiggish political viewpoint which I still have today!

And some of the more famous cartoons of this era are still copied and adapted by political cartoonists today.

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The future is not bright..... [View all] Soph0571 Dec 2018 OP

That may be the lowest quality (concept & execution) cartoon I have ever seen. FreepFryer Dec 2018 #1

Rowson's style isn't everybody's cup of tea (it's not mine). He's no Steve Bell. Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #2

I also didn't mean to condemn the poster, I came off harsher than intended... FreepFryer Dec 2018 #3

I'll leave Soph to chime in if she wants! Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #4

This may sound daft... T_i_B Dec 2018 #5

It doesn't sound daft to me at all, T_i_B. Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #6