Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Great Source of 18th Century Political Cartoons
Stumbled across a wonderful site with over 200 downloadable eighteenth century political cartoons like the one below.
European Political Print Collection
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European Political Print Collection
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And for those of you interested in this type of thing, I just noticed in this morning's Metro that the Tate are running an exhibition between 9th June & 5th September called Rude Britannia. In the Tate's own words, the exhibition:
....explores British comic art from the 1600s to the present day. Bringing together a wide array of paintings, sculptures, film and photography, as well as graphic art and comic books, the exhibition celebrates a rich history of cartooning and visual jokes.
Eighteenth century classics by Gilray will be shown alongside cheeky McGills and more contemporary works by Scarfe, Steve Bell and the Spitting Image team.
Includes classics such as:
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