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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

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