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Quick Update: New Projects and Opportunities
Well, I have certainly been less productive on this site than I intended. Unfortunately, I have been consumed by the joy of applying for jobs for the majority of 2021. As a result, this blog was left to gather dust. However, my research into satirical prints hasn’t been completely unproductive. I was fortunate enough to … Continue reading Quick Update: New Projects and Opportunities
The Envied Artist – James Gillray & Plagiarism
‘It would be a rare miracle if envy did not make every possible attempt to thwart such success. Fores, who struggles in vain to conjure up works which would stand any comparison with those of Gillray, plagiarises his designs, so that it is possible to buy very poor, usually somewhat reduced, copies of all Gillray’s … Continue reading The Envied Artist – James Gillray & Plagiarism
Satirical Prints & Abolition – The Demonisation of the Planter Class
‘Back in London, these images of colonial bacchanalia forged and accredited the perception of a corrupt lifestyle. Satires of the scandalous Anglo-Jamaican way of life perhaps achieved what depictions of tormented slaves had failed to do by slowly discrediting the institution of slavery in the eyes of the public.’ – Tim Barringer, p. 337 [1] … Continue reading Satirical Prints & Abolition – The Demonisation of the Planter Class
