Savage Satire
James Gillray, savage satirist, cruel cartoonist and biting political commentator, wielded a power with his pen that few could match in Georgian Britain. His grotesquely exaggerated and wicked caricatures mercilessly ridiculed and poured scorn on politicians, celebrities and royalty alike. The visceral and subversive nature of Gillray’s Georgian humour knew no bounds. From the underbelly […]