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Just sold: Rare 18th century newspaper featured Benjamin Franklin’s ‘Join, or Die’ cartoon. By Danielle Arnet, Tribune Content Agency . Aug. 10, 2018 2:21 AM PT .
“I need to really unpack them,” said Brigham, a trained historian specializing in 18th and 19th century American and British history. “It takes hours to figure out who all the people are and what ...
Featuring a selection of prints from Yale University’s Lewis Walpole Library, the Bawdy Bodies: Satires of Unruly Women exhibit offers a view into the manners of an era over 200 years ago, revealing ...
An 18th century portrait painting of arguably Britain's first 'body shamed' actress has been discovered - and it's set to go on sale. Sarah Siddons was the most famous stage star of her generation ...
While people have been telling stories with pictures for a really, really long time, political cartooning only started to kick off in the 18th century when artists would draw funny pictures to ...