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James Gillray

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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