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History of Cartoons

In its historical original meaning, a cartoon is a full-size drawing made on paper as a study for a further artwork, such as a painting. However, cartoons were typically used in the production of frescoes in order to accurately link the component parts of the composition when painted onto newly applied fresh plaster over a series of days. Cartoons by painters such as Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci are highly prized in their own right.

A stereotypical mad scientist cartoon for example, is a cartoon or humorous drawing of some description. This usage dates from the 1840s when Punch applied the term to satirical drawings in its pages, particularly sketches by John Leech. The first of these parodied the preparatory cartoons for grand historical frescoes in the then-new Palace of Westminster. The original title for such drawings in Punch was Mr Punch's pencillings and the new title "cartoon" was intended to be ironic - a reference to self-aggrandising posturing of Westminster politicians. These were still essentially line-art drawings in pencil and/or ink.

The modern cartoon follows a number of incarnations including gag cartoons, editorial cartoons, comic strips and animated cartoons.
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