James Gillray

James Gillray was born on 13 August 1756 or 1757 - 1 June 1815 it was un sure. Not only was his birthday unsure but he was also an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for hit political and social satires (Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts in which vices, follies, abuses, and short coming are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of individuals, corporations, government or society itself.) Satire Definition