James Gillray

British · 1756–1815 · Printmaker, Draughtsman

James Gillray was an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Many of his works are held… (Wikipedia)

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THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOCHE; TITIANUS REDIVIVUS or THE SEVEN WISE MEN CONSULTING THE NEW VENETIAN ORACLE, A SCENE IN YE ACADEMIC GROVE; DISCIPLES CATCHING THE MANTLE - THE SPIRIT OF DARKNESS, OVERSHADOWINLawrences Auctioneers · Apr 2023£4,800≈ $5,956≈ €5,448Sign up to see
Spanish-Patriots attacking the French-Banditti; The Church Militant; Meeting of Unfortunate CitoyensBonhams · Feb 2018£1,250≈ $1,734≈ €1,404Sign up to see
Betty Canning revived; God save the King; A Lady putting on her Cap; Enter Cowslip with a bowl of CreamBonhams · Feb 2018£1,250≈ $1,734≈ €1,404Sign up to see

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James Gillray was an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Many of his works are held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

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Born 1756, ChelseaDied 1815, LondonOccupation Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q520806 ↗ULAN 500017355 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Gillay, Gillray, James Gilray, Thomas Adams, Ts As

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Gillray, The Gout — **The Gout**May 14, 1799 · Hand-colored soft-ground etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022 — Open Access (CC0)

James Gillray, Cymon and Iphigenia — **Cymon and Iphigenia**1796 · Watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation Gi…

James Gillray, Spanish Patriots Attacking the French Banditti – Loyal Britons Lending a Lift — **Spanish Patriots Attacking the French Banditti – Loyal Britons Lending a Lift**1808 · Pen and gray and brown ink, brush and colored washes
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2015 — Open Access (CC0)

James Gillray, A Phantasmagoria; — Scene – Conjuring-Up an Armed-Skeleton — **A Phantasmagoria; — Scene – Conjuring-Up an Armed-Skeleton**January 5, 1803 · Hand-colored etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Philip van Ingen, 1942 — Open Access …

James Gillray, The Graces in a High Wind – a Scene taken from Nature in Kensington Gardens — **The Graces in a High Wind – a Scene taken from Nature in Kensington Gardens**May 28, 1810 · Hand-colored etching, engraving and aquatint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022 — Open Access (CC0)

James Gillray, Germans Eating Sour-Krout — **Germans Eating Sour-Krout**May 7, 1803 · Hand-colored etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976 — Open Access (…

James Gillray, French Liberty and British Slavery — **French Liberty and British Slavery**1792 · etching, hand-colored with watercolor by the publisher, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

James Gillray, The Union Club — **The Union Club**1801 · etching and engraving, hand-colored with watercolor by the publisher
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

James Gillray, A New Way to Pay the National-Debt — **A New Way to Pay the National-Debt**1786 · etching and engraving on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

James Gillray, Modern Grace — **Modern Grace**1796 · etching and engraving with publisher's hand coloring on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

James Gillray, Titianus Redivivus — **Titianus Redivivus**1797 · etching, engraving, and aquatint with publisher's hand-coloring, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

James Gillray, Midas, Transmuting All into Paper — **Midas, Transmuting All into Paper**1797 · etching with publisher's hand-coloring in watercolor on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Purchased as an Anonymous Gift — Open Ac…

James Gillray, A Sacrifice to Slavery, Dedicated without Permission to the Puppet Player in Downing Street — **A Sacrifice to Slavery, Dedicated without Permission to the Puppet Player in Downing Street**1787
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · James Gillray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

James Gillray, The Tottering Pyramid — **The Tottering Pyramid**1784
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · James Gillray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

James Gillray, The Fall of Dagon - or Rare News for Leaden-Hall Street — **The Fall of Dagon - or Rare News for Leaden-Hall Street**1784
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · James Gillray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

James Gillray, The Times - or a View of the Old House in Little Brittain - with Nobody Giving to Hannover — **The Times - or a View of the Old House in Little Brittain - with Nobody Giving to Hannover**1784
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · James Gillray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

James Gillray, The Pitt Fall — **The Pitt Fall**1785
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · James Gillray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

James Gillray, The English Regency — **The English Regency**1789
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · James Gillray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

James Gillray, A Section of a Magnificent & Superb Water Closet --- — **A Section of a Magnificent & Superb Water Closet ---**1790
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · James Gillray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

James Gillray, Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica — **Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica**1790
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · James Gillray, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

James Gillray, Britannia Between Scylla and Charybdis — **Britannia Between Scylla and Charybdis**published April 8, 1793 · Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCa…

James Gillray, The Fashionable Mamma, or, The Convenience of Modern Dress — **The Fashionable Mamma, or, The Convenience of Modern Dress**published February 15, 1796 · Hand-colored etching on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCa…

James Gillray, The Zenith of French Glory; The Pinnacle of Liberty — **The Zenith of French Glory; The Pinnacle of Liberty**published February 12, 1793 · Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Robert Sonnenschein, II — public domain (CC0)

James Gillray, "Oh! that this too too solid flesh would melt." — **"Oh! that this too too solid flesh would melt."**published March 20, 1791 · Etching in dark brown, with stipling and handcoloring, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCa…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

James Gillray

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