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George Bickham the Younger

George Bickham the Younger (c. 1706-1771), British etcher and engraver, printseller and one of the first English caricaturists.

George Bickham the Younger produced didactic publications, political caricatures and pornographical prints. He was the son (or nephew) of the engraver George Bickham the Elder (1684-1758) who published the Universal Penman (1733-1741).

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