Caricature

Pictorial representation, either derisive or merely humorously exaggerated, of well-known subjects or personages. Extremely ancient examples are found. The Egyptian Book of the Dead shows us, among other satirical vignettes, rats storming a citadel manned by cats. Greek vases are rich in caricatures of stories of the gods, and Pompeian frescoes exhibit this form of mockery. mockery. Illuminated med iæval manuscripts contain much minor caricature, and wood engraving ex tended its use as a political weapon. This art was brought to perfection during the 18th century by Hogarth, Gillray and Row lands on. Caricature has greatly developed since the founding of Punch , 1841, the English masters of the art being John and Richard Doyle, Cruikshank, Leech, Tenniel, and Du Maurier. Nast and Keppler were the best American caricaturists during this period, and France was represented by Daumier, Gavarní, Grandville, Monnier, Isabey, Cham, and many others.