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Explore late 18th and 19th-century London's satire through prints, shops, and comic illustrations. Discover popular periodicals like Punch, Fun, and Vanity Fair. Mark Bills, Curator at Watts Gallery, delves into the blending of tradition in this humorous narrative. Witness the artistry of William Holland, Cleave's Gallery of Comicalities, and iconic publications such as Judy, Puck, and The Looking Glass. Step into a world of wit and sarcasm with these insightful glimpses into London's comic scene.
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Satire, print shops and comic illustration in late eighteenth and nineteenth century London Mark Bills Curator, Watts Gallery
The Squib (1842), Judy (first of that name, 1842) etc. Cleave’s Gallery of Comicalities, (c1844), Hood’s Magazine and Comic Miscellany, (1844-1848), Puck, a journalette of fun (1844), Joe Miller, the Younger, (1845), The Man in the Moon, (1847-49), Puck (1848), The Puppet-Show, (1848-9), Chat (1850-1851), Diogenes (1853-1855), Town Talk, (1858-9), Fun, (1861-1901), Comic News (1863-1864), The Hornet (1867-1880), Tomahawk (1867–1870), Judy (the second so named, 1867-1907), Iris: a Serio-Comic Magazine, (1868-9), Vanity Fair (1868-1914), Will o’ the Wisp (1869-1870) The Hackney Comic Sketches. An Illustrated Manuscript Magazine of Humour (1871), The Days’ Doings, (1871-2), Moonshine, (1879-1902), The Alarum: A Panorama of the Times, (1886-1887), Saint Stephen’s Review (1883–1892), which continued as Big Ben (1892–1893) and Topical Times (1884).