Charles Williams (caricaturist)

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Charles Williams (born 1797; died 1830) was a British caricaturist, etcher and illustrator. He was chief caricaturist between 1799 & 1815 for the leading British publisher S.W.Fores. He worked in a style similar to James Gillray. In his earlier works, William used the pseudonyms Ansell or Argus; with George Cruikshank and others he illustrated The Every-Day Book by William Hone, edited 1825/26.

[edit] Works

• J.Mitford The adventures of Johnny Newton In the Navy (1819)
• My Cousin In the Army (1822)
• W.Combe Dr Syntax in Paris (1820)
• The Tour of Doctor Prosody (1822)

[edit] Sources

• Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, Mary Dorothy George. Vol VI 1938, Vol VII, 1942 VOL VIII 1947, VOL IX 1949
• Dictionary of British Cartoonists and caricaturists 1730-1980 Bryant and Heneage, Scolar Press 1994