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George Bickham the Younger

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Engraving for the song "The Grateful Lover", 1737

George Bickham the Younger(c. 1706–1771) was an English etcher andengraver,a printseller, and one of the first Englishcaricaturists.He produced didactic publications, political caricatures, and pornographical prints. He was the son of the engraverGeorge Bickham the Elder(1684–1758), who published theUniversal Penman(1733–41).[1]

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  1. ^Louis Alexander Fagan (1886)."Bickham, George (d.1758)".InStephen, Leslie(ed.).Dictionary of National Biography.Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co.