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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-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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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 rats with human faces fleeing a columned doorway away from a parliament chamber.

Parliamentary Reform

published May 28, 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

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 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

Hand-colored caricature of a man in blue uncorking a bottle that bursts with froth, beside shelves of bottled caricature head

Uncorking Old Sherry

published March 10, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of a giant man in a blue coat straddling a chair while small officials scatter below.

The Giant Factotum Amusing Himself

published January 21, 1797

Hand-colored caricature by James Gillray showing a stout man in a blue coat speaking to men in a tavern, with a speech bubble

The Worn-out Patriot

published October 13, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of two heavyset men in top hats walking arm in arm past a lit brick building on a city street.

Pillars of the Constitution

published February 1, 1809

Hand-colored print of a parliament chamber with a man in a blue coat walking past seated and standing onlookers toward a cler

Sketch of the Interior of St. Stephens, As it Now Stands

published March 1, 1802

Hand-colored caricature of election candidates: a goose atop a greased pole, a devil behind, and a cheering crowd below.

Election Candidates

published May 20, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of Pandora lifting a flaming box before a crowded parliamentary chamber, with serpents and spilled le

Pandora Opening her Box

published February 22, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of a winged devil on two sticks carrying a man in a cloak over a city and smoke.

Le Diable-Boiteux

published Feburary 8, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a balance scale under sunrays, with two baskets of men hanging over a globe.

The Cabinetical-Balance

published February 16, 1806

Hand-colored caricature of a speaker at a railing addressing a crowd holding mugs, with a banner reading Pewter-Pot Bill.

The Hustings

published May 21, 1796

Hand-colored caricature of two men in a basket labeled Sinking Fund under a striped parachute of interest labels.

The National Parachute

published July 10, 1802

Hand-colored satirical print of a balloon carrying a papal figure over a crowd and Oxford-like spires.

He Steers His Flight

published August 8, 1810

Four hand-coloured panels showing a patient being bled, vomiting, purging, and then dining with a companion.

Breathing a Vein

published January 28, 1804

Hand-colored print of a shivering man in a top hat and green coat walking through rain past a gnarled tree and crow.

Raw Weather

published February 10, 1808

Hand-colored caricature of a grimacing man in a red cap holding a bowl of medicine beside a fireplace and shelf of bottles.

Taking Physick

published February 6, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of an elderly woman in a blue cloak sharpening a blade by a fireplace, with a cat asleep nearby.

Comfort to the Corns

published February 6, 1800

Hand-colored caricature of a butcher offering meat to a startled man beside a chopping block with price lists.

The British Butcher, Supplying John Bull with a Substitute for Bread

published July 6, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a French tailor fitting a stout man in a green coat before a mirror, standing on a Nouveaux Costum

French-Tailor, Fitting John Bull with a "Jean de Bry"

published November 8, 1799

Hand-colored print of a kneeling man praying before an altar with a red liberty cap, tablets, busts and winged heads.

Shrine at St. Ann's Hill

published May 26, 1798

Hand-colored etching of a stout woman in yellow waltzing with a slim young man in green, with other couples dancing in a room

Waltzer au Mouchoir

published January 20, 1800

Hand-colored etching of a woman in a green dress and plumed hat singing at a piano with sheet music.

"Here's Songs of Love and Maids Forsaken"

published March 30, 1793

Hand-colored print of an elderly man kneeling before a smiling seated woman in a pink gown holding a fan.

Oh! Listen to the Voice of Love

published November 14, 1799

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