"John Wilkes Esq.", a satirical engraving by William Hogarth, who shows him with a demonic-looking wig, crossed eyes, and two editions of his The North Briton: Numbers 17 (in which he attacked, among others, Hogarth) - link

BOOK REVIEW: John Wilkes, A Friend Of Liberty

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Thomas Paine Society UK, TPUK 2001 Number 2 Volume 5

Although he would have denied the charge and hated the idea, Wilkes was in some ways a precursor to Thomas Paine. His career, foreshortened in history textbooks to the slogan ‘Wilkes and Liberty’ is a fascinating one.

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