Joseph Monteyne

Sep 13, 2023 | lrb.co.uk | Tim Clayton |Alice Loxton |Joseph Monteyne |David Bromwich

Tim Clayton’s​ book is a magisterial study of a great popular artist: a full-scale interpretation of James Gillray’s output of satirical prints, and a biography that warrants comparison with the best ever done on an 18th-century artist. It has been furnished with gorgeous reproductions, along with close-ups that illuminate Gillray’s care for visual detail and his uninhibited verbal wit.