James Brydges Willyams (1772 - 1820)

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James Brydges Willyams

James Brydges Willyams was a British artist, draughtsman and satirical writer.

Lt. Colonel Williams is known for his moralizing work A Compendious Treatise on Modern Education, in which he mocks the ills of modern society, from child hoodlums and teenage drunks, careless nannies to university students and professors. Williams signed his texts and drawings with the pseudonym Joel McCringer. And the artist Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), who printed the engravings from Williams's drawings, infused the figures with his characteristic elegance.

Date and place of birt:1 january 1772, County of Cornwall, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:1820, County of Cornwall, United Kingdom
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Cartoonist, Draftsman, Illustrator, Writer
Genre:Caricature