English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. / How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.

This book surveys English caricature and comic illustration from the Napoleonic era through mid-century, tracing how artists translated political and social events into satirical prints. It profiles major practitioners, compares their styles and influences, and follows shifts from the coarse exaggerations of earlier satirists to subtler graphic humour. Technical and commercial factors such as wood engraving, publishing practices, and press reception are examined, and numerous plates and publication lists illustrate points. Biographical sketches, critical judgments, and contemporary diary and press material are used to explain individual careers, notable controversies, and the changing public tastes that shaped the art.