[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6488-EN":3},{"posted":4,"summary":5,"news_id":6,"tags":7,"permalink":8,"ex_news":9,"images":10,"body":13,"ex_artist":9,"pinned":9,"pk":14,"tile_image":12,"published":15,"title":16},"2025-05-16T10:00:00#6488","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FBobVenables\">Bob Venables\u003C\u002Fa> channels Tory-heroism for The Critic’s May cover.",6488,"#editorial#portraits#narrative#people#political#magazine cover#caricatures#engraving#satirical#traditional#magazine#victorian#bob venables#british humour#the critic#line and colour#","\u002Fnews\u002F6488\u002Fa_satirical_cover",false,[11],{"filename":12},"blog_6488_638829880303862188.jpg","\u003Cp>Bob brings a dose of 19th-century satire to the May 2025 cover of \u003Cem>The Critic\u003C\u002Fem>, portraying Robert Jenrick as a heroic knight dispatching his political foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Sketched from a verbal brief and inspired by the classic style of \u003Cem>Punch\u003C\u002Fem> magazine, the artwork combines bold caricature with narrative composition—a hallmark of Bob's craft.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The cover accompanies a feature positioning Jenrick as a potential Tory saviour.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Check out the issue \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthecritic.co.uk\u002Fissues\u002Fmay-2025\u002Fjenrick-the-tories-saviour\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","news","2025-05-16T10:00:00","A Satirical Cover"]