Engraving for the song "The Grateful Lover", 1737

George Bickham the Younger (c. 1706โ€“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. He was the son of the engraver George Bickham the Elder (1684โ€“1758), who published the Universal Penman (1733โ€“41).

References

  • Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). "Bickham, George (d.1758)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co.


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