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James Gillray

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Hand-colored print of a woman in a sheer white gown and tall feathered headdress holding a fan in a decorated room.

Ladies Dress, As it Soon Will Be

published June 20, 1796

Hand-colored etching of a gentleman with a cane walking past a frosty column, railings, and a snow shovel on Pall Mall.

Maecenas, In Pursuit of the Fine Arts

published May 9, 1808

Hand-colored print of a fashionable woman in a plumed turban beside a nursemaid holding an infant in an elegant room.

The Fashionable Mamma, or, The Convenience of Modern Dress

published February 15, 1796

Hand-colored etching of a stout man asleep in a chair, head tilted back, beside a table with a newspaper and jug.

Fast Asleep

published November 1, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a startled stout man in a wig and blue coat, arms raised, beside a fireplace and two cats.

Wide Awake

published November 1, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of human-faced pigs plunging off a cliff into the sea while a farmer with a pitchfork shouts at them.

The Pigs Possessed

published April 18, 1807

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray: a robed figure drops a mantle to kneeling men on an altar, facing a winged dark spi

Disciples Catching the Mantle

published June 25, 1808

Hand-colored caricature of a thin man beside a huge round woman balanced on a wheeled wooden plane, 1792.

A Sphere, Projecting Against a Plane

January 3, 1792

Hand-colored print of a figure seen from behind in a red coat, powdered wig and buckled shoes on a stone pedestal.

From Sir William Hamilton's Collection

May 8, 1801

Etching of a harlequin figure whirling sparks on stage as astonished spectators react, with a Pic Nic Theatre playbill nearby

Blowing-up the Pic-Nic's;-or-Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime

April 2, 1802

Hand-coloured caricature of a wigged man in lilac coat leaning over a chest of money, with a speech bubble above him.

The Bottomless-Pitt

March 16, 1792

Hand-colored 1802 caricature of an older woman in a gilded carriage holding flowers, with a verse below.

A Bouquet of the Last Century

February 1, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a stout singing woman in a feathered headdress and white gown, arm outstretched, mouth open.

A Bravura Air. Mandane

December 22, 1801

Hand-colored caricature of a seated man in a blue coat listening to a singing woman with a feathered hat holding sheet music.

The Bulstrode Siren

April 14, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a top hat holding a torch before a burning building, with bottles at his feet.

Counsellor O.P.-Defender of our Theatric Liberties

December 5, 1809

Hand-colored 1808 caricature by James Gillray of men feasting under clouds, with a castle procession above.

Delicious Dreams! -Castles in the Air! -Glorious Prospects!

April 10, 1808

Hand-coloured caricature of an agitated wigged man gesturing at seated men in a chamber, with speech lines reading ruin and b

Despair

April 8, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in top hat and striped waistcoat leaning on a walking stick, 1799.

Elegance Democratique - A Sketch Found Near High-Wycombe

July 8, 1799

Hand-colored caricature of a stout woman in pink gown and floral shawl holding a bowl, with a satirical caption below.

Enter Cowslip with a Bowl of Cream. - vide Brandenburg Theatricals

June 13, 1795

Three men in purple robes and tall caps, one gesturing and one holding a green book, in a hand-colored 1798 etching.

French Habits, No. 2 - Les Membres du Conseil des Anciens

April 18, 1798

Hand-coloured satirical print of a tax collector with a ledger at a door, a stout man with a money bag, and children in a str

"The Friend of the People" & his Petty New Tax Gatherer, Paying John Bull a Visit

May 28, 1806

Hand-colored satirical etching of a man in a top hat holding a balance scale and Union Jack, with political text banners.

Improvement in Weights and Measures; or, Sir John Seeclear Discovering Ye Ballance of Ye British Flag

December 1, 1798

Hand-colored caricature of a large king with a telescope examining a tiny soldier on his palm, with a handwritten speech ball

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver.-Vide. Swift's Gulliver: Voyage to Brobdingnag

June 26, 1803

Etching of the muse Melpomene in a long gown reaching toward a net in a sunburst, with storm clouds at left.

Melpomene

December 6, 1784

Hand-colored print of a seated woman in a feathered turban and yellow-dotted gown, with her reflection in a mirror behind her

Modern Elegance, a Portrait

May 22, 1795

Etching of a woman in a flowing gown holding up a long rose garland against a leafy landscape background.

"No Flower that Blows is Like this Rose"

April 12, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat, top hat and gloves walking with a cane, by James Gillray, 1799.

Pen-etration

August 6, 1799

Hand-colored caricature of a farmer pitchforking human-faced pigs off a cliff into rough sea waves.

The Pigs Possessed:-or-the Broad Bottom'd Litter Running Headlong into Ye Sea of Perdition

April 18, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of two drunken men in top hats stumbling along a lamplit street outside Brooks's club.

Pillars of the Constitution. Three O'Clock & a Cloudy Morning

February 1, 1809

Pylades and Orestes

April 1, 1797

Hand-colored caricature of a Punchinello figure blowing a large bubble above a crowd, with gold coins and a theatre building

The Theatrical Bubble; being a new Specimen of the Astonishing Powers of the Great Politiico-Punchinello in the Art o…

1805

Hand-coloured satirical print of a revolutionary dancing over hanged clergy beside a guillotine and burning dome.

The Zenith of French Glory; - The Pinnacle of Liberty. Religion, Justice, Loyalty, & all the Bugbears of Unenlightene…

February 12, 1793

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat, top hat and tall boots walking sideways with a cane, by James Gillray, 1803.

"The Inexpressible Air of Dignity,-the Incomprehensible je-ne-sais Quoi of Elegance, which Appertains Solely to Men o…

March 9, 1803

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat standing on a cushion before a mirror and dressing table, with a speech bubbl

Lordly Elevation

January 6, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a top hat and green coat walking past frosty railings beside a Christie's catalogue placa

Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts.-Scene, Pall Mall; a Frosty Morning

May 9, 1808

A Military Sketch, of a Gilt Stick, or Poker Emblazoned

January 11, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a blue coat and powdered wig, dancing with arms outstretched against a green sky.

"-So Skiffy-Skipt On, With his Wonted Grace"-Vide Birthday Ball. See Morning Herald. Jan-y 20th

February 1, 1800

Oval sepia print of a young child in a wide-brimmed flowered hat with arms crossed, with handwritten inscription below.

Portrait of a Child [Master Lamb]

1781

Brown etching of boxer Mendoza in fighting stance, fists raised, before a crowd of spectators behind wooden railings.

Mendoza

April 24 [1788]

Engraved portrait of William Pitt in powdered wig and dark coat, against a hatched dark background, with coat of arms below.

The Right Honorable William Pitt

May 28, 1789

Hand-colored caricature of a clergyman hanging beneath a striped balloon over a crowded Oxford street with onlookers and a do

Tendanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo-Virgil, Geor:

August 8, 1810

Hand-colored caricature of a lorgnette-wielding woman and a stout man reading a catalogue in a crowded gallery.

A Peep at Christies;-or-Tally-ho & his Nimeny-pimeney taking the Morning Lounge

September 24, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man in a blue coat seated by a cluttered dining table, holding a spoon to his mouth.

A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion

July 2, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of a gentleman slipping on icy cobblestones before a print shop window, with onlookers and a dog.

Exterieur van de winkel van Hannah Humphrey te Londen

1808

Etching of two women in tall plumed headdresses and fashionable gowns in a ballroom, with a chandelier and figures behind the

Characters in High Life

June 20, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a wigged man in blue coat eating a frugal meal at a table beside a woman with salad.

Temperance Enjoying a Frugal Meal

July 28, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of two elongated gentlemen in top hats facing each other beside blacking bottles, brushes and books.

A Pair of Polished Gentlemen

March 10, 1801

Hand-colored print of a man in green coat and top hat beside a woman pushing a carrot barrow past a London bookshop.

Vrouw met een kruiwagen met wortels voor de etalage van boekhandelaar Robert Faulder te Londen

1796

Satirical etching of a butcher shop with two struggling men, hanging carcasses, animals and a verse text below.

Spotprent op Napoleon en Talleyrand, 1803

1803

Oval engraved portrait of Hyder Ali in turban and military coat, holding a curved sword, with battle smoke behind him.

Hyder Ally

June 13, 1781

Hand-colored 1807 caricature of four top-hatted connoisseurs examining a gallery wall of rustic paintings with pigs and farm

Connoisseurs Looking at Paintings by George Morland

1807