John Collier (caricaturist)

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John Collier (18 December 1708 - 14 July 1796) was an English caricaturist and satirical poet known by the pseudonym of Tim Bobbin, or Timothy Bobbin.

After spending some years working as a schoolmaster, Collier began producing illustrated satirical poetry^[1]. As Tim Bobbin, he wrote and illustrated the Lancashire dialect poetry collection, Human Passions Delineated, in 1773. His work savagely lampooned the behaviour of upper and lower classes alike. The etchings were widely reproduced, some of the etchings were printed on ceramics of the time^[2], and a colourised reproduction of twenty-five of the plates was published in 1810. John Collier was born and died in Lancashire. He is buried in the cemetary of Rochdale Parish Church.

[edit] Bibliography

• Human Passions Delineated in above 120 Figures, Droll, Satyrical, and Humourous - 1773
• The Lancashire Dialect; or the Whimsical Adventures and Misfortunes of a Lancashire Clown - 1775

[edit] References

1. ^ D. M. Horgan Popular Protest in the Eighteenth Century: John Collier (Tim Bobbin), 1708-1786 Review of English Studies, New Series, Vol. 48, No. 191 (Aug., 1997), pp. 310-331
2. ^ Lionel Burman, Rochdale: Enter Tim Bobbin... Burlington Magazine, Vol. 122, No. 927 (Jun., 1980), pp. 449+451-452

[edit] External Links

• Human Passions Delineated in above 120 Figures, Droll, Satyrical, and Humourous at GreatCaricatures.com