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Gillray, James (1757-1815)

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Name
Gillray, James (1757-1815)
Nationality
English
Biography
James Gillray (b.1757 d.1815) was a British caricaturist. In 1778 he was admitted as a student to the Royal Academy. He became one of the leading caricaturists of the 18th century producing nearly 1000 prints. He created satirical caricatures of British political and social life often directed against George III of England and Napoleon I.
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Assets (983 in total)

Reception of the Diplomatique and his Suite at the Court of Pekin, c.1793 (colour etching)
The Plum Pudding in Danger, 1805 (coloured engraving) (see also 152999)
The Cow Pock or the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation, published by H.Humphrey, 1809 (coloured engraving)
The Gout, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1799 (hand-coloured softdground etching)
Fashionable Contrasts, or The Duchess's little Shoe yielding to the Magnitude of the Duke's Foot, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (etching with w/c)
The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching)
The French Invasion, or John Bull Bombarding the Bum-Boats, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1793 (hand-coloured etching)
The Plum Pudding in Danger, 1805 (colour engraving)
A Voluptuary under the Horrors of Digestion, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching)
Fighting for the Dunghill, or Jack Tar Settl'ing Buonaparte, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (etching with aquatint)
'Tiddy-Doll, the Great French Gingerbread Maker, Drawing Out a New Batch of Kings. His Man, Hopping Talley, Mixing Up the Dough', pub. by Hannah Humphrey, 23rd January 1806 (aquatint)
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