**A brilliant new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalised it, by one of the UK's most exciting young historians**
'Alice Loxton is the star of her generation ... the next big thing in history' DAN SNOW
'Vivid, pacey and endlessly engaging, this brilliant debut brings the late Georgian period dazzlingly to life. Irresistible stuff' TRACY BORMAN
London, 1772: a young artist called Thomas Rowlandson is making his way through the grimy backstreets of the capital, on his way to begin his studies at the Royal Academy Schools. Within a few years, James Gillray and Isaac Cruikshank would join him in Piccadilly, turning satire into an artform, taking on the British establishment, and forever changing the way we view power.
Set against a backdrop of royal madness, political intrigue, the birth of modern celebrity, French revolution, American independence and the Napoleonic Wars,
Product details
Publisher : Icon Books (14 Mar. 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 1785789554
ISBN-13 : 978-1785789557
Dimensions : 12.9 x 2.79 x 19.81 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 19,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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