Caricature Caricature A caricature is a humorous illustration that exaggerates or distorts the basic essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caricature"
Charles Philipon ( April 19 1800, Lyons – January 25 1861, Paris) was a French lithographer, caricaturist and journalist. He was the director of the La Caricature and of Le Charivari (both satirical political journals). ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Philipon"
La Danse Macabre, also called Dance of death, La Danza Macabra, or Totentanz, is a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the dance of death united all. La Danse Macabre consists of the personified death leading a row of dancing figures from all walks of life to the grave—typically with an emperor, king, pope, monk, youngster, beautiful girl, all in skeleton-state. They were produced under the impact of the Black Death, reminding people of how fragile their lives were and how vain the glories of earthly life were. ...more on Wikipedia about "Danse Macabre"
George Cruikshank ( September 27, 1792, London, England – February 1, 1878), son of the Scottish painter and caricaturist Isaac Cruikshank, was a caricaturist and book illustrator. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Cruikshank"
Henry William Bunbury ( 1750 - 1811), was an English caricaturist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry William Bunbury"
Honoré Daumier ( February 26, 1808 – February 10, 1879), was a French caricaturist and painter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Honoré Daumier"
James Gillray, sometimes spelled Gilray (born August 13, 1757 in Chelsea; died June 1, 1815) was a British caricaturist. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Gillray" There's a bit of shortopedia in all of us. shortopedia
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard ( September 13, 1803 - March 17, 1847), French caricaturist, generally known by the pseudonym of J.J. Grandville was born at Nancy. He took the name "Grandville" because it was his grandparents' name. They had both been actors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard"
Le Charivari was an illustrated newspaper published in Paris, France from 1832 to 1937. ...more on Wikipedia about "Le Charivari"
Punch was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Punch (magazine)"
Thomas Nast ( September 27, 1840– December 7, 1902) was a famous caricaturist and editorial cartoonist in the 19th century and is considered to be the father of American political cartooning. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thomas Nast"
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