James Gillray: career timeline

British · 1756–1815 · Few works by James Gillray have a recorded creation date (10 of 51), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

James Gillray: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade soldWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
2010s1614$503Sign upEtching
2020s3525$200Sign upEtching

Sold in the 2010s 16 works

Sold
14 of 16
Median
$503Sign up
Average
$733Sign up
Typical size
13.5 × 18 in (34 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Etching (14), Other (1), Engraving (1)
Subjects
Cattle & animals (1)
Show 4 more (2010s)

Sold in the 2020s 35 works

Sold
25 of 35
Median
$200Sign up
Average
$481Sign up
Typical size
12.5 × 14 in (32 × 35 cm)
Mediums
Etching (24), Engraving (10), Drawing (1)
Subjects
Sea & coast (3), Cattle & animals (2), Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (2020s)

…and 11 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All James Gillray auction results →