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James Gillray

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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

Hand-coloured caricature of a man tossed from a Coalition Blanket by two men while a crowd cheers in a street.

The High Flying Candidate

published November 11, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a goose-headed man and a small man in blue dueling with pistols in a grassy landscape.

Patriots - Deciding Point of Honor!

published May 4, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of small men dressing in oversized military clothes before a seated figure labeled Treasury Bench, 18

Lilliputian-Substitutes, Equiping for Public Service

published May 28, 1801

Hand-colored caricature of a man shoveling gold coins from a sack labeled The Sinking-Fund, with a crowd scrambling below.

John Bull and the Sinking-Fund

published February, 1807

Hand-colored satirical etching of clergy tumbling through a stormy sky toward a golden gate, above a globe marked Ireland and

End of the Irish Farce of Catholic Emancipation

published May 17, 1805

Hand-colored satire split into Old England with ships and columns, and New France with gallows, guillotine and ruins under da

The Contrast or Things as they Are

published November 12, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded election scene with coaches, horsemen, a donkey cart and cheering crowds on a road.

Posting to the Election

published December 1, 1806

Hand-coloured caricature of a French flotilla with LIBERTY flag in a storm, with figures clinging to a post on a rocky shore.

The Storm Rising

publilshed February 1, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded 1804 election procession with a carriage, pullers, flags and a drummer.

Middlesex Election

published August 7, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of mourners in a funeral procession carrying a draped coffin toward a stone church with a speech ball

The Funeral Procession of Broad-Bottom

published April 6, 1807

Hand-colored print of men in wigs and period dress gathering in an elegant hall with framed landscapes and candelabra.

The Bengal Levee

published November 9, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of officers drinking, smoking and playing horns in a crowded military tent, with a Union flag on the

Fatigues of the Campaign in Flanders

published May 20, 1793

Hand-colored caricature of theatrical performers and musicians crowded in a green room with a harlequin dancing.

Dilettanti-Theatricals

published February 18, 1803

Hand-colored etching of a crowded clifftop promenade at Brighton with donkeys, parasols, a dog, and ships on the sea.

Morning Promenade Upon the Cliff, Brighton

published January 24, 1806

Hand-colored etching of a farm family showing their daughter at a piano to seated neighbors in a crowded parlor.

Farmer Giles & His Wife Shewing off their Daughter Betty to their Neighbors, on her Return from School

published January 1, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of two men driving a carriage pulled by three goats past a rocky cliff, with a whip raised overhead.

A Welch Tandem

published June 21, 1801

Hand-colored etching of a man in a red nightcap smoking a pipe in bed beneath a framed portrait and a hanging sword.

German Luxury

published January 22, 1800

Hand-colored caricature etching of a red-coated man with a pitchfork facing an old woman leaning over a wooden stile.

Palemon and Lavinia

published January, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a stout woman in orange gown and a kneeling heavyset man in black clasping her arm, 1791.

"Oh! that this too too solid flesh would melt."

published March 20, 1791

Hand-colored satirical print of a seated woman being inoculated, surrounded by caricatured figures with cow horns and animal

The Cow-Pock- or- The Wonderful Effects of the New Innoculation!

June 12, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a pregnant woman in a pink gown facing a seated man in a purple coat in a furnished room.

And Would'st Thou Turn the Vile Reproach on Me?

published February 2, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a red-nosed stout man in a chair having his nose treated with metal rods by a thin practitioner.

Metallic-Tractors

published November 11, 1801

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in a blue coat surrounded by eager figures beneath an oak tree in a countryside.

Fortune-Hunting

published November 20, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of an old gentleman on a platform surrounded by crowds of servants seeking places, 1809.

Old English-Gentleman Pester'd by Servants Wanting Places

published May 16, 1809

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing an exaggerated embrace on a shore with a cheering crowd, windmill, frogs and

The Reception in Holland

published September 8, 1799

Hand-colored caricature of a man pulling a carriage with a family, a woman reading, and a dog, beside a roadside signpost.

La Promenade en Famille- A Sketch from Life

published April 23, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of a nursery where Britannia sleeps in a cradle, watched by figures labeled with political references

The Nursery, with Britannia Reposing in Peace

published December 4, 1802

Hand-coloured caricature of French warships wrecked in a stormy sea, with sailors struggling and faces in the clouds above.

End of the Irish Invasion

published January 20, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of a muzzled dancing bear led by a man with a cane, with a fiddler and a small figure beside it.

The Bear and His Leader

published May 19, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of Britannia fainting while men tend her, a harlequin figure brags, and boats approach through smoke.

Physical Aid, or Britannia Recover'd from a Trance!

published March 14, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a fierce man with a sword threatening a bewigged old man over a bag labeled Malta.

Evacuation of Malta

1803

Hand-colored caricature of a large British officer and a small French officer facing off, with speech bubbles and onlookers.

Armed Heroes

1803

Hand-coloured caricature of a sleeping man in bed threatened by a sword-wielding soldier, with a cannon and eagle nearby.

Comforts of a Bed of Roses

published April 21, 1806

Hand-coloured caricature of a bandaged John Bull attended by doctors and a small uniformed figure, with warm water bowls and

Doctor Sangrado Curing John Bull of Repletion-With the Kind of Offices of Young Clysterpipe & Little Boney

published May 2, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a man with raised sword standing over a kneeling figure, with speech balloons and an officer at ri

The Magnanimous-Minister, Chastising Prussian-Perfidy

published May 2, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a rowboat with three men, a whale with human faces, warships, and a burning coastline under smoke.

British Tars, Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour

published October 1, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of women in muslin gowns catching fire near a fireplace while others at a tea table panic.

Advantages of Wearing Muslin Dresses!

published February 15, 1802

Hand-colored satirical etching of a ballroom with a seated woman by a fireplace and a bowing gentleman in yellow breeches.

A Broad Hint of not Meaning to Dance

published November 20, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of an older woman pointing at a younger woman beside a black crow under a table, 1794.

"Miss, I have a Monstrous Crow to pluck with you!!"

published November 1, 1794

Hand-coloured caricature of fashionable figures strolling outdoors with faces hidden by veils, hats and bonnets.

Les Invisibles

1810

Hand-colored satirical print of a crowded card party with feathered headdresses and a man peering over a seated woman.

Lady Godina's Rout; - or - Peeping Tom Spying Out Pope Joan

published March 12, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of four figures playing cards at a round table, with a woman in a floral dress on the left.

Two-Penny Whist

published January 11, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a violinist, a cellist and a smiling woman at a keyboard, with candles and two dogs under the tabl

Ars musica

published February 16, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of five exaggerated figures laughing around a table with wine, on a floral carpet.

A Decent Story

published November 9, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded music room with a sleeping man, a flute player, a harpsichord, and a child with a horn.

A Little Music

published February 26, 1810

Hand-colored caricature of men singing and drinking wine around a table in a tavern, with a dog and scattered bottles.

Anacreontick's in Full Song

published December 1, 1801

Hand-colored caricature of a stout woman and a man in blue coat with striped stockings dancing, the man raising a tankard.

My Poll and my Partner Joe

published April 18, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a carriage stopped at a thatched tavern, with a woman approaching a horse with a poker.

Posting in Ireland

published April 8, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a coach overturning on a steep Scottish mountain road, with sheep, a dog, and a seated shepherd.

Posting in Scotland

published May 25, 1805