George IV: A Life in Caricature.(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: June 22, 2006 | Copyright information

George IV: A Life in Caricature. Kenneth Baker. Thames & Hudson. [pounds sterling]24.95. 224 pages. ISBN 0-500-25127-4. George IV remains, probably, the most caricatured sovereign in British history. Here Lord Baker makes use of his own large collection of political caricatures to give readers a unique insight into how the King, and earlier the Prince Regent and earlier still, the Prince of Wales, fared at caricaturists' hands. In part this was because George IV invited caricature ...

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