Donald, Diana: Picturing Animals in Britain 1750-1850. New Haven and London: 2007. 256pp with 140 colour and 140 monochrome illustrations. Hardback. 27x22cms. Utilising paintings, prints and zoological illustrations, the author explores the ways in which animals were used and abused. The desire to capture and tame them and the dichotomy between the belief of their inferiority to humans yet at the same time animals in stories and fables being given human attributes is investigated.
Utilising paintings, prints and zoological illustrations, the author explores the ways in which animals were used and abused. The desire to capture and tame them and the dichotomy between the belief of their inferiority to humans yet at the same time animals in stories and fables being given human attributes is investigated. Text in English
Donald, Diana: The Age of Caricature. Satirical Prints in the Reign of George III. London: Yale University Press, 1996. 248 pages with 210 colour and black and white illustrations. Cloth. 28x21.5cms. The first major study of the great age of cartooning as a form of political expression, with works by Rowlandson, Gillray, analysing the meanings and considering the growth of political awareness, rise of consumer society and the demise of the Georgian satirical print in the early 19th century.
The first major study of the great age of cartooning as a form of political expression, with works by Rowlandson, Gillray, analysing the meanings and considering the growth of political awareness, rise of consumer society and the demise of the Georgian satirical print in the early 19th century
London - New Haven, Yale U.P., 1996, in-4°, softcover.