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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Record prices
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 · £4,800≈ $5,956≈ €5,448Sign up to see
Spanish-Patriots attacking the French-Banditti; The Church Militant; Meeting of Unfortunate CitoyensBonhams · £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 · £1,250≈ $1,734≈ €1,404Sign up to see
James Gillray’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $377Sign up | $377Sign up | $377Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $377Sign up | $377Sign up | $377Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 45 | 37 | 82% | $583Sign up | $219Sign up | $6kSign up |
| Etching | 35 | 28 | 80% | $703Sign up | $310Sign up | $6kSign up |
| Engraving | 10 | 9 | 90% | $209Sign up | $196Sign up | $404Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $348Sign up | $348Sign up | $348Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.