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James Gillray

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Hand-colored caricature of a rider on a galloping brown horse with a pack of hounds tumbling in the foreground.

Hounds in Full Cry

published April 8, 1800

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 satirical print of a startled man in bed facing a pale ghost, with speech scrolls and smoke-wreathed figures.

Nightly Visitors at St. Ann's Hill

published September 21, 1798

Hand-colored print of a man in a green coat and a woman pushing a carrot-laden wheelbarrow past a bookshop on a city street.

Sandwich-Carrots!-Dainty Sandwich-Carrots

published December 3, 1796

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 rats with human faces fleeing a columned doorway away from a parliament chamber.

Parliamentary Reform

published May 28, 1797

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 caricature of a bank counter with crowds grasping paper notes, by James Gillray, 1797.

Bank-Notes, Paper-Money

published March 1, 1797

Hand-colored satirical etching of a man lunging at an old woman holding banknotes beside a Bank of England strongbox, 1797.

Political-Ravishment

published May 22, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of a giant Midas figure with gold-coin body spewing paper notes over the Bank of England and crowds.

Midas, Transmuting All, Into Paper

published March 9, 1797

Hand-colored satirical print of a caricatured alchemist heating a crown at a furnace beside a glass retort and spilling gold

The Dissolution; or The Alchymist Producing an Aetherial Representation

published May 21, 1796

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 three people drinking punch at a table, with a stout gouty man in a yellow robe laughing in a gree

Punch Cures the Gout, the Colic, and the 'Tisick

published July 13, 1799

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

Hand-colored caricature of a carriage whose passengers tumble out onto a road as a woman sprawls and a dog barks.

One of the Advantages of a Low Carriage

published June 1, 1801

Hand-coloured caricature of travellers in an inn passage, with an old woman holding a fan and a man with a birdcage and cat.

An Old Maid on a Journey

published November 20, 1804

Father Time with scythe and hourglass at a draped table before an archway labeled L'avenir, with Traite de Paix on the table.

Vader Tijd voor de poort naar de toekomst, 1795

1795

Hand-colored caricature of a man reading music while a woman plays a harp in a decorated room with cats on the floor.

Harmony Before Matrimony (recto); Clearing the Five Bar Gate (verso)

published October 25, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a domestic interior: a woman at piano, a man reading a newspaper, and a woman with a baby at the d

Matrimonial Harmonics (Recto)

published October 25, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a revolutionary fiddler above hanging clergymen, a guillotine and burning dome behind.

The Zenith of French Glory; The Pinnacle of Liberty

published February 12, 1793

Hand-coloured caricature of a gentleman in top hat and blue coat on a snowy Pall Mall street by James Gillray, 1808.

Kunstverzamelaar voor de ingang van Christie's, Pall Mall Londen

1808

Caricature of a miser at a sparse table with a skeletal servant holding a plate and a fashionable woman at the door.

Het feest van de vrek

1786

Hand-colored print of a dandy in a top hat and blue coat riding a galloping chestnut horse.

The Dandy

published June 29, 1810

Hand-colored caricature of men searched by soldiers in a cramped room with a table, ladder, gold coins and rats.

Search-Night

published March 20, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a pistol duel on a field, with smoke, speech balloons, a carriage and onlookers.

The Explanation

published May 30, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of wealthy men feasting on golden rolls, fish and meats while a famine proclamation hangs on the wall

Substitutes for Bread

published December 24, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue uncorking a bottle that bursts with froth, beside shelves of bottled caricature head

Uncorking Old Sherry

published March 10, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a mounted beggar, a kneeling man aiming a blunderbuss, and coins spilling on a forest road.

Begging no Robbery; i.e. Voluntary Contribution, or John Bull Escaping a Forced Loan

published December 10, 1796

Hand-colored satirical print of a man in a mill pouring gold coins while figures collect the money.

John Bull Ground Down

published June 1, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of John Bull holding gold coins beside a Requisition Budget sack and a Treasury archway, by Gillray.

Opening of the Budget

published November 17, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue coat leading three dogs with human faces, a LOANS sack on his back.

John Bull and His Dog Faithful

published April 20, 1796

Hand-coloured satirical print of Britannia reclining while Death looms behind curtains and doctors struggle in chaos.

Britannia Between Death and the Doctors

published May 20, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of a giant man in a blue coat straddling a chair while small officials scatter below.

The Giant Factotum Amusing Himself

published January 21, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of a sleeping winged nude beside a ducat bag, with women on clouds and potted orange trees with faces

The Orangerie

published September 16, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a wounded lion attacked by a bellows of reports, with animals, a donkey and a seated woman.

The Wounded Lion

published July 16, 1805

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing a stout man in a blue coat speaking to men in a tavern, with a speech bubble

The Worn-out Patriot

published October 13, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of two heavyset men in top hats walking arm in arm past a lit brick building on a city street.

Pillars of the Constitution

published February 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of a parliament chamber with a man in a blue coat walking past seated and standing onlookers toward a cler

Sketch of the Interior of St. Stephens, As it Now Stands

published March 1, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of election candidates: a goose atop a greased pole, a devil behind, and a cheering crowd below.

Election Candidates

published May 20, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of Pandora lifting a flaming box before a crowded parliamentary chamber, with serpents and spilled le

Pandora Opening her Box

published February 22, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd of men tumbling from a palace room while a figure with a scepter gestures beside a throne.

A Kick at the Broad Bottoms

published March 23, 1807

Hand-coloured satirical print of a crowded sickroom with clergy, a reclining man, and onlookers speaking in banners, 1806.

Visiting the Sick

published July 28, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of politicians in Charon's boat crossing dark water toward a fiery underworld, with witches overhead.

Charon's Boat

published July 16, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a parliament chamber with a crowd, a winged creature firing a red-hot shot, and scattered papers.

A Plumper for Paul

published March 13, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of two men falling while ice skating on a frozen lake, with birds flying overhead.

Elements of skateing: A fundamental Error in the Art of Skaiting

1805

Hand-colored caricature of two exaggerated skaters in top hats on a frozen lake, with bare trees and hills behind.

The Elements of Skating: Attitude is Everything

published November 24, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of two skaters blown by wind on ice, one clutching the other, with a bent tree and fallen figure behi

The Elements of Skating: The Consequence of Going Before the Wind

1805

Hand-colored print of a rider tumbling over a refusing horse at a wooden gate, with a cow and trees in the background.

Clearing a Five-Bar Gate

published August 20, 1805

Hand-coloured caricature of a rider thrown into a river from a rearing horse, with a hunt in the hills behind.

The Sound of the Horn

published December 1, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd cheering a man riding a goose with giant scissors on a city street.

Triumphal Procession of Little-Paul-The Taylor Upon his New Goose

published November 8, 1806

Hand-colored satirical etching of men in an interior dressing in elaborate ceremonial costumes, by James Gillray, 1806.

Making Decent; i.e. Broad-Bottomites Getting into the Grand Costume

published February 20, 1806

Hand-coloured caricature of a state wagon stuck in mud, pulled by donkeys, with a soldier and horses watching.

The State Waggoner and John Bull

1804

Hand-colored caricature of a Pope and cardinal before a crowd of clergymen at Oxford, with a devil figure at left.

Introduction of the Pope to the Convocation at Oxford, by the Cardinal Broad-Bottom

published December 1, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a British officer clubbing red and blue crocodiles in the Nile, with pyramids in the background.

Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt; Destruction of Revolutionary Crocodiles

published October 6, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of two scenes: a thin French figure in a pink coat eating greens, and a stout Briton carving a roast.

French Liberty, British Slavery

published December 21, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of two men on a street with guards at an archway, one holding a scroll, by James Gillray.

Meeting of Unfortunate Citoyen

published May 12, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a crowned king and other figures playing blindman's buff on a shore, by James Gillray, 1795.

Blindman's Buff or Too Many for John Bull

published June 12, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable figures bowing on an esplanade, with officers in red coats and a crowd of women in bon

The Esplanade

published June 1, 1797