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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-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

Pylades & Orestes

1797

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

Confederated Coalition

published April 24, 1804

Hand-coloured caricature of men in period dress in a room, a dagger on the floor, with speech balloons of text.

The Dagger Scene

published December 30, 1792

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-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

Pen and wash drawing of a man seen from behind, wearing a wide hat and loose gray robe, holding a folded umbrella.

Rear view of oriental man

Satirical etching of four figures dancing around a liberty pole with a flag, owl and monkey, by James Gillray, 1795.

Titelprent van serie Hollandia Regenerata, 1795

1795

Sepia satirical print of seated men beside an apothecary shelf, with a devil figure hovering above and a clerk holding a pape

Comité van Algemeen Welzijn, 1795

1795

Red-toned caricature of a skeleton in a plumed hat above a pedestal, with military officers standing beside it.

Comité van Militaire Zaken, 1795

1795

Red-brown caricature of men around a chest of coins and assignat money bags, one holding a garment marked 'ils ont émigré'.

Comité van Financiën, 1795

1795

Satirical print of men conferring before a multiplication table sign and an insolvable shelf, with a seated clerk writing in

Comité van Rekeningen, 1795

1795

Red-brown engraving of three men on a shore with an anchor, a basket, and a torn sail, with a small ship at sea.

Comité van Koophandel en Zeevaart, 1795

1795

Engraved print of four figures in 18th-century dress, one holding a basket, standing on open ground under a cloudy sky.

Comité van de Vivres en Noodwendigheden, 1795

1795

Satirical print of drunken men at a table with a bottle, a standing man raising a candle, a dog and rooster on cobblestones.

Het Committé van Algemeen Waakzaamheid, uit: Hollandia Regenerata

1795

Sepia print of a lamplighter on a ladder at a street lamp, with a dog and three figures conversing below under a cloudy sky.

Comité van Voorlichting, 1795

1795

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-panel etching of caricatured Flemish figures: children at a church door and a crowded market scene with vendors and a dog

Vlaamse typen, 1793

1793

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

Red-toned satirical etching of well-fed men feasting at a table while ragged beggars wait at an arched doorway.

Comité voor Noodlijdenden, 1795

1795

Red-toned caricature of men in tricorn hats gathered at a shop door with signs, captioned Het Commitee van Uitgewekenen.

Comité voor Uitgewekenen, 1795

1795

Sepia caricature of five men in a room, one with a telescope, beside a placard reading L'Armée du Prince Frédéric d'Orange.

Comité voor Buitenlandse Zaken, 1795

1795

Red-toned caricature of figures beside barrels and a wagon marked Republique Francoise, titled Het Committe van Fransche Requ

Comité van Franse Rekwisities, 1795

1795

Red-toned satirical etching of a seated woman with a basin, surrounded by six men in 18th-century dress, one holding a bottle

Comité van Gezondheid, 1795

1795

Sepia etching of men in period dress digging among skeletons, skulls and broken tombstones beside an arched stone doorway.

Comité van Remotie, 1795

1795

Caricature print of men in period dress brawling in a group, one raising a chair, with a cat at lower left.

Comité van Bondgenootschap, 1795

1795

Engraving of a rod bundle with caricatured faces among the twigs, captioned as representatives of the Dutch people.

Gesel van de Provisionele Representanten van het Volk van Holland , 1795

1795

Red-brown satirical print of a multi-headed seated figure between two men, one reading a book and one smoking, with Dutch cap

Barensnood van de Nationale Conventie, 1795

1795

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

Etching of a robed man before a sacrificial fire, with burning books, demons and allegorical figures in clouds above.

Shakespeare - Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice

June 20, 1789

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 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 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