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James Gillray

288 works

Eager crowds gathered at Hannah Humphrey's shop window in London to look at James Gillray's prints. Read more

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Hand-colored caricature of figures wading ashore at Boulogne, some carried piggyback, with a boat and onlookers at right.

The Landing of Sir John Bull & His Family, at Boulogne sur mer

published May 31, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of men eating sauerkraut at a crowded dining table, with a dog and cat on the floor.

Germans Eating Sour-Krout

published May 7, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in a top hat and blue coat splashing through a puddle with an umbrella.

Sad Sloppy Weather

published February 10, 1808

Hand-colored etching of a stout man in a top hat skating on cracked ice with snowy hills and birds behind him.

Fine Bracing Weather

published February 10, 1808

Hand-colored caricature of a man slipping on icy cobbles before a print shop window, with onlookers and a dog nearby.

Very Slippy Weather

published February 10, 1808

Pylades & Orestes

1797

Hand-coloured satirical print of men burning scrolls before a blazing Parliament building, with a crowd in the background.

True reform of Parliament, ie Patriots lighting a revolutionary bonfire in New Palace Yard

1809

Hand-coloured caricature print of political figures as bees and wasps attacking a beehive beside a bench of gold coins.

Broad Bottom Drones Storming the Hive

published May 2, 1808

Hand-colored print of a sleeping woman in pink and an old man in a blue coat leaning on a cane beneath trees.

Cymon and Iphigenia

published May 2, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of two women in exaggerated feathered hats and pink gowns, one tall and thin, one stout, with satiric

Following the Fashion

published December 9, 1794

Hand-colored satirical etching of giants attacking heaven while gods in clouds look on, with a Treasury sign above.

Confederated Coalition

published April 24, 1804

Hand-coloured caricature of men in period dress in a room, a dagger on the floor, with speech balloons of text.

The Dagger Scene

published December 30, 1792

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing politicians tumbling from a tower of pamphlets above a sand hill of oppositi

Overthrow of the Republican-Babel

published May 1, 1809

Hand-colored Gillray caricature of men burning Magna Carta and Bill of Rights scrolls in a bonfire beside a burning Parliamen

True Reform of Parliament

published June 14, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of men smuggling flour, sheep and cattle onto boats on a coast, with a French ship offshore.

The Real Cause of the Present High-Price of Provisions

published May 11, 1795

Hand-coloured caricature of men at a feast in a large money bag balanced on a lever, with a figure with scissors on a rock.

Political Mathematician's, Shaking the Broad Bottom'd Hemispheres

published January 9, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a rowdy club of men drinking and toasting, with flying hats, chairs, and glasses, by James Gillray

The Union Club

published January 21, 1801

Hand-coloured satirical print of a stout man on a stage among animal-headed figures, with a burning city below and curtains f

Spotprent op de paniek onder de patriotten na het herstel van stadhouder Willem V, 1787

1787

Hand-coloured satirical print of caricatured soldiers and a wolf struggling over a map of Italy, with a sword and bonfire.

Spotprent op Napoleons nederlagen in 1799

1799

Hand-coloured satirical print of an exaggerated embrace amid a cheering crowd, frogs, windmills and ships, by James Gillray,

Spotprent op de terugkeer van de prins, 1799

1799

Engraving of a prison cell where a seated man, a woman, and a child are approached by a jailer near a barred window.

The Triumph of Benevolence

1788

Pen and wash drawing of a man seen from behind, wearing a wide hat and loose gray robe, holding a folded umbrella.

Rear view of oriental man

Satirical etching of four figures dancing around a liberty pole with a flag, owl and monkey, by James Gillray, 1795.

Titelprent van serie Hollandia Regenerata, 1795

1795

Sepia satirical print of seated men beside an apothecary shelf, with a devil figure hovering above and a clerk holding a pape

Comité van Algemeen Welzijn, 1795

1795

Red-toned caricature of a skeleton in a plumed hat above a pedestal, with military officers standing beside it.

Comité van Militaire Zaken, 1795

1795

Red-brown caricature of men around a chest of coins and assignat money bags, one holding a garment marked 'ils ont émigré'.

Comité van Financiën, 1795

1795

Satirical print of men conferring before a multiplication table sign and an insolvable shelf, with a seated clerk writing in

Comité van Rekeningen, 1795

1795

Red-brown engraving of three men on a shore with an anchor, a basket, and a torn sail, with a small ship at sea.

Comité van Koophandel en Zeevaart, 1795

1795

Engraved print of four figures in 18th-century dress, one holding a basket, standing on open ground under a cloudy sky.

Comité van de Vivres en Noodwendigheden, 1795

1795

Satirical print of drunken men at a table with a bottle, a standing man raising a candle, a dog and rooster on cobblestones.

Het Committé van Algemeen Waakzaamheid, uit: Hollandia Regenerata

1795

Sepia print of a lamplighter on a ladder at a street lamp, with a dog and three figures conversing below under a cloudy sky.

Comité van Voorlichting, 1795

1795

Caricature print of three bearded old men in tartan plaid gazing at a moon with a human face over a dark sea.

Wierd Sisters; Minister's of Darkness; Minions of the Moon

1791

Eager crowds gathered at Hannah Humphrey's shop window in London to look at James Gillray's prints. Humphrey was his publisher, and he lived with her through the whole period of his fame. His etched satires mocked George III and Napoleon. He has been called the father of the political cartoon. His eyesight began to fail in 1806, and Humphrey looked after him until his death in London in 1815. Browse 288 works by James Gillray from 6 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia