Caricature

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A caricature of film comedian Charlie Chaplin.
Rufus est, a caricature from Pompeii. Pompeii vanished in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, A.D. 79.

A caricature (from the Italian caricatura, which means "loaded portrait") is a portrait or drawing of a person that exaggerates the way they look, usually to create a humorous effect, or a political statement.

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