George Bickham the Younger

Engraving for the song "The Grateful Lover", 1737

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

References

"Bickham, George (d.1758)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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