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]]> http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/10/15/stars-of-political-cartooning-george-cruikshank/comment-page-1/#comment-688489 The Stars of political cartooning » The Daily Cartoonist Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:00:33 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=19855#comment-688489 [...] GEORGE CRUIKSHANK [...] [...] GEORGE CRUIKSHANK [...]

]]> http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/10/15/stars-of-political-cartooning-george-cruikshank/comment-page-1/#comment-688108 Jeremy Cresswell Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:12:51 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/?p=19855#comment-688108 What I find interesting is that in the cartoons of societal change and rebels is that the peasants/rebels are portrayed as French. The guillotine and the rebels are wearing Maryanne caps (a common symbol of the French in cartoons) and the tricolour of the revolution. The horrors of the French revolution certainly scared the British aristocracy and Cruikshank has used that fear very effectively. Once again the Irish are portrayed as subhuman smoking their obligitory clay pipes (a common symbol of the Irish in cartoons) and drinking to excess. Sigh, the sad thing is that you can still see that in cartoons to this day. What I find interesting is that in the cartoons of societal change and rebels is that the peasants/rebels are portrayed as French. The guillotine and the rebels are wearing Maryanne caps (a common symbol of the French in cartoons) and the tricolour of the revolution. The horrors of the French revolution certainly scared the British aristocracy and Cruikshank has used that fear very effectively.
Once again the Irish are portrayed as subhuman smoking their obligitory clay pipes (a common symbol of the Irish in cartoons) and drinking to excess. Sigh, the sad thing is that you can still see that in cartoons to this day.

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