James Gillray was another caricaturist to achieve great success during the end of the 1700s in England. During the anticipation for a release of Gillray's newest print, an observer commented “the enthusiasm is indescribable when the next drawings appears; it is a veritable madness. You have to make your way in through the crowd with your fists…" His cartoons were more political in nature. The image above features the Prince of Wales, the Queen and George III and is criticizing the way the King and Queen were "devouring" the money of the nation to supporting the Prince's affairs.
Image 1: James Gillray, "Monstrous Craws"
Image 2: James Gillray, "The Visit to Piccadilly (or A Prussian Reception)"
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