Caricature Trail

Follow this trail to find out what makes a caricature, and how artists exaggerate features to show people's characters and explore topical issues.

In this trail we will look at some historical examples as well as work by one of Britain's leading caricature artists, Gerald Scarfe.

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Start the portrait trail

  Eighteenth century image showing a giant figure; William Pitt, prime minister. He is standing on smaller figures, representing other members of parliament and dangling the globe on a string.   Caricature showing Oliver Cromwell standing on a map of the British Isles which is covered in red splashes of blood. He is dangling the beheaded head of King Charles.