Just sold: Rare 18th century newspaper featured Benjamin Franklin’s ‘Join, or Die’ cartoon. By Danielle Arnet, Tribune Content Agency . Aug. 10, 2018 2:21 AM PT .

“I need to really unpack them,” said Brigham, a trained historian specializing in 18th and 19th century American and British history. “It takes hours to figure out who all the people are and what ...

Featuring a selection of prints from Yale University’s Lewis Walpole Library, the Bawdy Bodies: Satires of Unruly Women exhibit offers a view into the manners of an era over 200 years ago, revealing ...

The late 18th century was a golden age of satire in Britain. Etched cartoons and caricatures abounded, poking fun at kings, noblemen, society ladies, French revolutionaries, the institution of ...

An 18th century portrait painting of arguably Britain's first 'body shamed' actress, ... Her size was mocked in cruel 19th century satirical cartoons in echoes of today's 'fat shaming'.

While people have been telling stories with pictures for a really, really long time, political cartooning only started to kick off in the 18th century when artists would draw funny pictures to ...