James Gillray: The Art of Caricature

Society and Royalty (List of Works)

141a Studio of John Bacon
George III
circa 1787
Marble bust, 42.5 h
Private Collection

141b Studio of John Bacon
Queen Charlotte
circa 1787
Marble bust, 42.5
Private Collection

142 James Gillray
Monstrous Craws, at a New Coalition Feast
Published 29 May 1787 by S.W. Fores
Hand coloured etching with aquatint, 37.4 x 47.3
The British Museum, London

143 Jusepe de Ribera
Large Grotesque Head
circa 1622
Etching, first state of two, 21.7 x 14.5
The British Museum, London

144a James Gillray
Wierd-Sisters; Ministers of Darkness; Minions of the Moon
Published 23 December 1791 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 25 x 35
The British Museum, London, Banks Collection

144b James Gillray
The Weird Sisters; Ministers of Darkness; Minions of the Moon
Published 23 December 1791 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 25 x 35
The British Museum, London

145 John Raphael Smith after Henry Fuseli
The Weird Sisters
Published 10 March 1785 by J.R. Smtih
Mezzotint, 45.5 x 55.5
The British Museum, London

146 James Gillray
The Introduction
Published 22 November 1791 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 24.6 x 34.9
The British Museum, London

147 James Gillray
Anti-Saccharites, -or- John Bull and his Family leaving off the use of Sugar
Published 27 March 1792 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 31.4 x 39.8
The British Museum, London

148a Anonymous
Medal of George III as Patron of Goettingen University
Bronze, diameter 5
Private Collection

148b Anonymous
Medal of Queen Charlotte, as Mother of Prince of Wales
Bronze, diameter 3
Private Collection

149 James Gillray
Taking Physick-; or- The News of Shooting the King of Sweeden!
Published 11 April 1792 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 24.7 x 35
The British Museum, London

150 James Gillray
Affability
Published 10 February 1795 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching with aquatint, 34.5 x 24.5
The British Museum, London

151 C.H. Hodges after Thomas Stotard
Royal Beneficence
Published 20 April 1793 by C.H. Hodges
Mezzotint, printed in colour, finished by hand, 48.5 x 60.2
Private Collection

152a Pierre Conde after Richard Cosway
George IV as Prince of Wales
Stipple engraving, 26 x 19.8
The British Museum, London

152b John Conde after Richard Cosway
Mrs Fitzherbert
1792
Stipple engraving,
The British Museum, London

153 James Gillray
Dido Forsaken
Published 21 May 1787 by S.W. Fores
Etching, 27.1 x 37.1
The British Museum, London

154 James Gillray
Bandelures
Published 28 February 1791 by S.W. Fores
Hand coloured etching, 29.5 x 40
The British Museum, London, Banks Collection

155 James Gillray
A Voluptuary under the horrors of Digestion
Published 2 July 1792 by H. Humphrey
Etching and engraving, in stipple and line, printed in brown ink, 37 x 29.8
The British Museum, London

156 James Gillray
Temperance enjoying a Frugal Meal
Published 28 July 1792 by H. Humphrey
Etching and engraving in line and stipple, printed in brown, 36.8 x 29.5
The British Museum, London

157 James Gillray
The Lover's Dream
Published 24 January 1795 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching and aquatint, 32.1 x 42.6
The British Museum, London

158 James Gillray
The Devil to Pay; - The Wife Metamorpos'd, or Neptune reposing, After Fording the Jordan
Published 24 October 1791 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 25 x 34.5
The British Museum, London

159 James Gillray
Lubber's-Hole, - alias - The Crack'd Jordan
Published 1 November 1791 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 27.1 x 21.2
The British Museum, London

160 John Ogborne after George Romney
Mrs Jordan in the Character of the Country Girl
Published 24 June 1788 by J. Boydell
Stipple engraving, 38 x 28.6
The British Museum, London

161 James Gillray
Fashionable Contrasts; -or- The Duchess's little Shoe yielding to the Magnitude of the Duke's Foot
Published 24 January 1792 by H. Humphrey
Etching with publisher's watercolour, 25 x 35
Andrew Edmunds, London

162 Facius after Benjamin West
Angelica and Medoro
Published 1 June 1778 by J. Boydell
Stipple engraving, 35.5 x 26
Private Collection

163 Pietro Bettelini
Aminta
Published 3 September 1788 by Molteno, Colnaghi & ????
Stipple engraving printed in brown, 32.5 x 25
Private Collection

164 James Gillray
The Orangerie; -or- the Dutch Cupid reposing, After the Fatigues of Planting
Published 16 September 1796 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 25.5 x 35.5
Library of Congress

165 James Gillray
The Bridal Night
Published 18 May 1797 by H. Humphrey
Etching, engraving and aquatint with publisher's watercolour, 30.6 x 45.4
Andrew Edmunds, London

166a James Gillray
The Charm of Virtu -or- A Cognoscenti Discovering the Beauties of an Antique Terminus
1794
Pen and ink, 31.8 x 23.1
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D.Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations

166b James Gillray
The Charm of Virtu -or- A Cognoscenti Discovering the Beauties of an Antique Terminus (companion sheet)
1794
Pen and ink, 31.8 x 20.3
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations

167 After Thomas Lawrence
Richard Payne Knight
Stipple engraving, proof impression,
Private Collection

168 James Gillray
The great South Sea Caterpillar, transfor'd into a Bath Butterfly
Published 4 July 1795 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 35.1 x 24.7
Library of Congress

169 James Gillray
A Peep at Christies; -or- Tally-ho & his Nimeney-pimmeney Taking the Morning Lounge
Published 24 September 1796 by H. Humphrey
Etching, engraving and aquatint with publisher's watercolour, 35.5 x 25.3
Andrew Edmunds, London


170 James Gillray
Contemplations upon a Coronet
Published 25 March 1797 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching with aquatint, 35.8 x 25.8
The British Museum, London, Banks Collection

171 James Gillray
The Marriage of Cupid & Psyche
Published 3 May 1797 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching with aquatint, 26 x 36.5
The British Museum, London

172 Francesco Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani
Cupid and Psyche
Stipple engraving printed in red. Proof before lettering,
27.3 x 20.8
The British Museum, London

173 Francesco Bartolozzi and Charles Knight after Thom
Miss Farren
Published 25 February 1791
Stipple engraving printed in colours, 55.4 x 35.3
The British Museum, London

174 Anne Seymour Damer
Miss Farren
circa 1789
Marble bust, 59.7 h
National Portrait Gallery, London

175a James Gillray
A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique
Published 11 February 1801 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 36 x 35.2
Library of Congress

175b James Gillray
A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique
Pen and dark brown ink over pencil with brown and pink watercolour
washes, 19.5 x 16.2
The British Museum, London

176 James Gillray
Dido, in Despair!
Published 6 February 1801 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 25.3 x 35.9
The British Museum, London

177 Thomas Piroli after Frederick Rehberg
Drawings Faithfully Copied from Nature at Naples. Plate IV 'A Woman in Despair'
1794
Line engraving
The British Museum, London

178 James Gillray
From Sir Willm. Hamilton's Collection
Published 8 May 1801 by H Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 25.5 x 20
The British Museum, London

179 James Gillray
An Old Maid on a Journey
Published 20 November 1804 by H. Humphrey
Etching and engraving with publisher's watercolour, 25.2 x 38
Andrew Edmunds, London

180a James Gillray
An Amateur Going a Picture-Hunting on a Frosty Morning
circa1808
Pen and brush with grey and blackish brown ink, 22.6 x 22.2
The British Museum, London

180b James Gillray
Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts - Scene, Pall Mall; a Frosty Morning
Published 9 May 1808 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 26 x 20
The British Museum, London

181 James Gillray
Mr George Baker
circa 1807
Red and black ink over pencil, 23.2 x 18.3
The British Museum, London

182a James Gillray
Connoisseurs Examining a Collection of George Morland's
Etching with aquatint, 47 x 31
The British Museum, London

182b James Gillray
Connoisseurs examining a collection of George Morland's
Published 16 November 1807 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching with aquatint, 47 x 31
The British Museum, London

183 James Gillray
Very Slippy Weather
Published 10 February 1808 by H. Humphrey
Etching and engraving with publisher's watercolour, 25.8 x 19.8
Andrew Edmunds, London

184a James Gillray
Two-Penny Whist
Pen and brown ink, 11.1 x 17.5
Private Collection

184b James Gillray
Two-Penny Whist
Published 11 January 1796 by H. Humphrey
Etching, engraving and aquatint with publisher's
watercolour, 18.5 x 30.5
Andrew Edmunds, London

185a James Gillray
Anacreontick's in full Song
Published 1 December 1801 by H. Humphrey
Etching, engraving and aquatint with publisher's watercolour, 24.4 x 31.5
Andrew Edmunds, London

185b James Gillray
Anacreontick's in Full Song
1801
Pencil, black ink and watercolour, 20.5 x 26.6
Private Collection

186 James Gillray
Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! -or- an Experimental Lecture of the Powers of Air
Published 23 May 1802 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 25.5 x 35.5
The British Museum, London, Banks Collection

187 James Gillray
Dilettanti Theatricals; or - a Peep at the Green Room
Published 18 February 1803 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 30 x 47.5
The British Museum, London

188 James Gillray
Blowing up the Pic Nic's
Published 2 April 1802 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching with aquatint, 35.2 x 25.2
The British Museum, London, Banks Collection

189 James Gillray
The Theatrical Bubble; being a new specimen of the astonishing Powers of the great Politico-Punchinello, in the Art of Dramatic-Puffing
Published 7 January 1805 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching and aquatint, 36 x 26
Private Collection

190a James Gillray
Harmony before Matrimony
Published 25 October 1805 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 25.7 x 35.9
Library of Congress

190b James Gillray
Matrimonial-Harmonics
Published 25 October 1805 by H. Humphrey
Engraving (coloured impression), 25.4 x 35.9
Library of Congress

191 James Gillray
The Piano Recital
circa 1807
Pen and ink on oiled paper, 24.1 x 35.6
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations

192 James Gillray
La Belle Assemblée
Published 12 May 1787 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 24.8 x 35.1
The British Museum, London

193 Edward Fisher after Reynolds
Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces (C.S.6)
Mezzotint, 58.8 x 36.3
The British Museum, London

194 James Gillray
A Vestal of - 93, trying on the Cestus of Venus
Published 29 April 1793 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching and engraving, with some aquatint, 31.2 x 37.6
The British Museum, London, Banks Collection

195 Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Hasta La Muerta (Until Death) Plate 55 from 'Los Caprichos'
1799 First edition
Etching with aquatint, 21.5 x 15
The British Museum, London

196 James Gillray
The Fashionable Mamma, -or- The Convenience of Modern Dress
Published 15 February 1796 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching with extensive stipple engraving, 35 x 24.3
The British Museum, London

197 James Gillray
High-Change in Bond Street, - ou - la Politesse du Grande Monde
Published 27 March 1796 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 23.2 x 34
Library of Congress

198a James Gillray
What Can little T.O Do? Why Drive a Phaeton and Two!! -
Published 1 May 1801 by H. Humphrey
Etching, engraving and aquatint with Publisher's watercolour, 26.1 x 67.7
Andrew Edmunds, London

198b James Gillray
What Can Little T.O. Do?
1801
Pencil, black and brown pen and ink, with grey wash on two joined sheets of
paper, 25.5 x 60.5
Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations

199 James Gillray
Advantages of wearing Muslin Dresses!
Published 15 February 1802 by H. Humhrey
Hand coloured etching, 25.5 x 35.7
Library of Congress

200 James Gillray
'all Bond Street trembled as he Strode'
Published 8 May 1802 by H. Humphrey
Etching and engraving with publisher's watercolour, 25.9 x 20.5
Andrew Edmunds, London

201 James Gillray
Lady Godiva's Rout; -or- Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan
Published 12 March 1796 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 23.9 x 35.2
Library of Congress

202a James Gillray
Philanthropic Consolations, after the Loss of the Slave Bill
Etching and engraving printed in brown ink, 25.8 x 36
The British Museum, London

202b James Gillray
Philanthropic Consolations, after the Loss of the Slave Bill
Published 4 April 1796
Hand coloured etching with engraving, 25.8 x 36
Library of Congress

203 James Gillray
Company shocked at a Lady getting up to ring the Bell
Published 20 November 1804 by H. Humphreys
Hand coloured etching, 25.2 x 37.4
Library of Congress

204 James Gillray
Sandwich-Carrots! - dainty Sandwich-Carrots
Published 3 December 1796 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 36 x 25.5
Library of Congress

205 James Gillray
A Corner near the Bank; -or- An Example for Fathers
Published 26 September 1797 by H. Humphreys
Etching and engraving with publisher's watercolour, 36.3 x 27.2
Andrew Edmunds, London

206 B. Smith
Street Walkers
Published 28 April 1786 by B. Smith
Hand coloured etching,
Library of Congress

207 Thomas Rowlandson
A Worn-Out Debaucher
circa 1790-95
Watercolour with pen and ink, 30 x 19.8
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

208 James Gillray
A Cottage Interior with an Old Woman Threading a Needle
Inscribed on verso by Gillray 'Sept 1795'
Pen and ink and watercolour, 22.8 x 17.9
Private Collection

209 James Gillray
A Flower Girl Sitting on a Doorstep
Watercolour over pencil, 26.3 x 19.3
Private Collection

210 James Gillray
A Drunk Barrow Woman
circa 1795
Pen and ink and watercolour, 17.1 x 11.5
Private Collection

211 James Gillray
A Coat Hung Over the Back of a Chair
Pen and ink and watercolour, 15.5 x 9.5
Private Collection

212 James Gillray
Studies of a Calf and Sheep
circa 1795
Pen and ink and watercolour, 18.1 x 22.8
Private Collection

213 James Gillray
Fat Cattle
Published 16 January 1802 by H. Humphrey
Etching printed in brown ink, 36 x 25.5
The British Museum, London

214 James Gillray
Hero's recruiting at Kelsey's; -or- Guard-Day at St. James's
Published 9 June 1797 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 36.3 x 26
Library of Congress

215 James Gillray
The Gout
Published 14 May 1799 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured soft-ground etching, 26 x 35.5
The British Museum, London

216 James Gillray
Germans Eating Sour-Krout
Published 7 May 1803 by H. Humphrey
Hand coloured etching, 26.1 x 36.4
The British Museum, London

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