William Hogarth. A Rake's Progress, 1735
It is said that Hogarth's busy depictions of London set the stage for satirical illustrators such as
James Gillray, i believe this is said due to the exaggerations of scenes and characters in his
illustrations, though his characters are far more believable than those of other satirical
illustrators.
The eight paintings in William Hogarth's A Rake's Progress (1733) tell the story of Tom Rakewell, a young man who follows a path of vice and self-destruction after inheriting a fortune from his miserly father. It was Hogarth's second 'modern moral subject', and followed the hugely successful A Harlot's Progress (1730).
http://www.soane.org/collections_legacy/the_soane_hogarths/rakes_progress/
The engravings were made of the series of oil paintings, this was done so that people could
subscribe to the series of prints being produced
James Gillray, Following the Fashion, 1786
James Gillray's work is far more stylised than that of Hogarth's, this is much closer to caricature
work, the illustration is far more satirical, due to the work of Hogarth being context based,
meaning that you need the story to get the joke, but the work of Gillray has little story behind it,
meaning that you could understand the joke intended at a glance.
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