Jennifer Ramkalawon

Showcases the British Museum's remarkable collection of graphic art from the post-war period to the present day from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. With many works published for the first time, this lavishly illustrated publication celebrates the recent acquisition programme designed to expand the Museum's holding of contemporary prints and drawings from the Nordic countries. Many of the artists...

The golden age of satirical prints in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw the rise to fame of several masters of the genre, including Rowlandson and Gillray. These artists and their engravers created images which were the predecessors of modern newspaper cartoons. Their power lies in the arresting combination of expert draughtsmanship, merciless humour, and often thought-provoking insights into...