Frontispiece. Vol. III 1808

This 1808 hand-colored etching, "Frontispiece. Vol. III", by Thomas Tegg, is the frontispiece for a volume of "Rowlandson's Caricature Magazine". The image satirizes caricature artists, depicting a grotesque figure with cloven hooves and a pig-like snout holding up a banner announcing the magazine title, "Rowlandson's Caricature Magazine, Vol. 3". The design includes a variety of humorous and satirical elements, including two comical faces blowing trumpets, a palette with brushes, and a jester's cap, all symbolic of the artistic techniques and themes present in the magazine. The artwork's playful, exaggerated style and its focus on popular culture and satire are characteristic of the British caricature movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.