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James Gillray

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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

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

Confederated Coalition

published April 24, 1804

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-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-colored caricature etching of a seated man watching two dancing women behind a sheer curtain, while a uniformed man peek

Ci-devant Occupations; or, Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter of 1797…

February 20, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a globe balloon carrying a robed figure over a crowd of clergy and academics in a Gothic city stre

Tentand via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo

published August 8, 1810

Hand-colored caricature of exaggerated musicians playing flute, double bass, piano, horn, trombone and violin together.

The Pic-Nic Orchestra

April 23, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of three women reading by candlelight at a round table in a parlor with a fireplace.

Tales of Wonder!

published February 1, 1802

Hand-colored 1810 print of a woman pulling on gloves before a mirror while a maid holds a shawl and a dog sits nearby.

Dress Completed, plate three of Progress of the Toilet

published February 26, 1810

Hand-colored etching of a seated woman reading before a mirror while a maid tends to her in a decorated 1810 interior.

The Wig, plate two from Progress of the Toilet

published February 26, 1810

Hand-colored print of a woman in stays at a dressing table while a maid laces her, with a dog and toilet items.

The Stays, plate one from Progress of the Toilet

published February 26, 1810

Hand-colored print of three women in white dresses and bonnets struggling with parasols in a high wind, with trees and a smal

The Graces in a High Wind

published May 26, 1810

Hand-colored etching of a stout woman in a blue cloak fighting wind and rain with a green umbrella on a stormy shore.

A Squall

published May 16, 1810

Hand-colored caricature of a calm beach with a woman under a parasol, a sweating stout man, and ships on the sea.

A Calm

published May 16, 1810

Hand-colored caricature of musicians and onlookers in a room, with a woman at a keyboard, a candle, and a dog.

Playing in Parts

published May 15, 1801

Hand-colored caricature of two men in military uniforms carving a globe-shaped plum pudding at a dining table.

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;-or-State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper

February 26, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a whale attacking a boat of men, with a barrel tossed in the waves and a sunburst behind.

A Tub for the Whale!

published March 14, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of John Bull and a drummer figure on a plank over the sea, with a crowd and speech scrolls.

Preliminaries of Peace

published October 6, 1801

Hand-colored caricature of a sow nursing many piglets with human faces, watched by a farmer with a pitchfork.

More Pigs Than Teats

published March 5, 1806

Hand-colored Gillray caricature of a tax collector knocking at a brick house while a man shouts from the window above.

Friend of the People

published May 28, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a man reading music while a woman plays a harp in a richly furnished room with a cat.

Harmony Before Matrimony

published October 25, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a domestic parlor: a singing woman at a harpsichord, a man reading a newspaper, and a nurse with a

Matrimonial-Harmonics

published October 25, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue leaving the Treasury as a crowd throws objects and a soldier looks on.

Integrity Retiring from Office

published February 24, 1801

Hand-colored etching of witches conjuring a skeleton with PEACE above a cauldron of gold coins, with a monkey and rooster bel

A Phantasmagoria - Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton

published January 5, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a man whipping a horse pulling a carriage with a woman in a pink gown and feathered hat.

Cockney and His Wife Going to Wycombe

published June 10, 1805