Pseudonyms, Propaganda, and Prints: The Life and Political Caricatures of William Dent, 1782–93.
'Dent was probably an amateur and nothing is known of his life', state Bryant and Heneage. Despite contributing to caricature's 'golden age', William Dent remains overlooked compared to contemporaries like James Gillray. Dent's extensive portfolio (1782–93) and rumoured role as a Pittite propagandis...
| Publicado en: | Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 343 - 374 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2026
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