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James Gillray

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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-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 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

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

Two side-by-side caricature etchings: a man with a raised dagger over a woman in bed, and an embracing couple in period dress

Twee komische paren, 1792

1792

Hand-coloured caricature of a stout man and frog-like figures on a stage above flames, titled Amsterdam in a dam'd predicamen

Amsterdam in a dam’d predicament, - or - The Last Scene of the Republican Pantomime

1787

Satirical etching of a high priest before allegorical statues, with a giant Leviathan and crowds of caricatured figures, by J

Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux leest op een kruk op een podium uit Religion de la Nature omringd door karikatur…

1798

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 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 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 print of an elderly man with a magnifying glass at a table, facing a woman in a yellow headscarf while another w

Push-Pin

published April 17, 1797

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 etching of a fallen red-coated rider surrounded by hounds, with other riders leaping a hedge in the countryside.

Hounds Finding

published April 8, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of two hunters in a landscape, one waving his hat at a hare beneath a tree while a dog watches.

Cockney Sportsmen Finding a Hare

published November 12, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of two sportsmen reloading guns beside a tree, one slumped drinking from a flask, with dogs and a rur

Cockney Sportsmen Recharging

published November 12, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of two sportsmen firing at a flock of birds, one leaping with a gun as his hat flies off, beside a do

Cockney Sportsmen Shooting Flying

published November 12, 1800

Hand-colored print of a hunter firing a gun while another hunter tumbles over a fence, with dogs and birds in a countryside.

Cockney Sportsmen Marking Game

published November 12, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of riders being thrown from horses while hounds run beside them across a field.

Hounds Throwing Off

published April 8, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a rider thrown into a splash of water while another rider rears in alarm nearby.

Coming in at the Death

published April 8, 1800

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 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 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 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 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

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

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 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 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 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