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The Pioneers
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Broadsheet illustrating the treat London frost of 1683, recalling the prophecy that the Thames would freeze over ('... When maids grow modesty, dissenting crew become all loyal, the falsehearted true. Then you may probably not, and not til then, expect in England such a frost agon.'). By this point in time, printing techniques were becoming more sophisticated, and illustrations more detailed.
Broadsheet illustrating the treat London frost of 1683, recalling the prophecy that the Thames would freeze over ('... When maids grow modesty, dissenting crew become all loyal, the falsehearted true. Then you may probably not, and not til then, expect in England such a frost agon.'). By this point in time, printing techniques were becoming more sophisticated, and illustrations more detailed.
One of the reasons that satire and caricature worked so effectively was that their subjects could be reproduced with unprecedented verisimilitude. Gone were the days of blurry woodcuts: printing was now moving into the era of copperplate engraving. This meant that once a picture was drawn it had to be redrawn with an etching needle on the surface of the metal plate, which then went through a process involving immersion in acid (to eat away certain areas), and the application of ink. It was a laborious process, often carried out by several people, but the detailed linework that resulted was certainly worth the effort.
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