Folkstone Strawberries or more carraway comfits for Mary Ann

A bon fire for the poor or the shame of Albion exposed

Samuel William Fores, often credited as S. W. Fores (1761 – 3 February 1838) was an English illustrator and publisher/printer based in

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, London. Fores, the son of a cloth merchant, began his career publishing his illustrations in 1783. He operated from premises at No 3 Piccadilly from 1785 and moved to 50 Piccadilly from 1795. He specialised in

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, typically hand-coloured, singly issued prints. He became successful at marketing his works, which he often sold wholesale. Fores acquired a particularly large collection of caricatures, and at one time was said to have "the completest collection in the kingdom" in his Caricature Museum. He died in February 1838 at the age of 77 and was buried in his family vault at St. James Church in

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Works

The

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documents 64 of his works or works he published. As a publisher he published cartoons designed by

Gillray James Gillray (13 August 1756Gillray, James and Draper Hill (1966). ''Fashionable contrasts''. Phaidon. p. 8.Baptism register for Fetter Lane (Moravian) confirms birth as 13 August 1756, baptism 17 August 1756 1June 1815) was a British caricatur ...

and Rowlandson, such as Rowlandson's ''Comforts of Bath'' series. One of his depictions was of the March 1791 fire at Albion Mills adjacent to Blackfriars Bridge. In 1793 he was noted for his caricatures of the

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, especially his ''Complete Model of the Guilllotine'', which was reported by some to be as high as six feet. Visitors were charged a shilling to view it.

References

English caricaturists English illustrators Publishers (people) from London 1761 births 1838 deaths Artists from London {{England-artist-stub