George Bickham the Younger

English etcher and engraver (c. 1706–1771) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Bickham the Younger

George Bickham the Younger (c. 1706–1771) was an English etcher and engraver, a printseller, and one of the first English caricaturists. He produced didactic publications, political caricatures, and pornographical prints.

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Engraving for the song "The Grateful Lover", 1737

He used at least three pseudonyms:[1]

  • Cotin, E
  • Ramano, M
  • Richardson, George.

He was the son of the engraver George Bickham the Elder (1684–1758), who published the Universal Penman (1733–41).[2]

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