UPROAR! - Satire, Scandal and Printmakers in Georgian London

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, UPROAR! follows the satirists as they lampoon those in power, from the Prince Regent to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Their prints and illustrations deconstruct the political and social landscape with surreal and razor-sharp wit, as the three men vie with each other to create the most iconic images of the day.

Alice Loxton's writing fizzes with energy on every page, and never fails to convince us that Gillray and his gang profoundly altered British humour, setting the stage for everything from Gilbert and Sullivan to Private Eye and Spitting Image today. This is a book that will cause readers to reappraise everything they think they know about genteel Georgian London, and see it for what it was - a time of UPROAR!

About the author

Alice Loxton is a history broadcaster and writer. She has over two million followers on social media (@history_alice). She has appeared on many channels including Sky Arts, Channel 5, BBC News and History Hit, and has worked with a wide array of organisations to bring history to mainstream audiences (including Christie's, Meta, The National Trust, 10 Downing Street, The Royal Collection Trust, The National Portrait Gallery and The National Gallery). UPROAR! is Alice's first book.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Loxton
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2024
• EAN: 9781785789557
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-955-7
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 328 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Modern era up to 1918; London, Greater London, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, ART / History / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), ART / European, ART / Prints, History of Art, British & Irish history, Prints & printmaking, Battles & campaigns, 1714–1837 (Georgian period), Specific wars and campaigns, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800, Prints and printmaking, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General