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| James Gillray by Charles Turner c1819 mezzotint 19.5 x 16.5 cm ( plate ) |
James Gillray (1756 – 1815) was one of the greatest caricaturists of the 18th century. From around 1775 to 1810 he produced nearly 1000 prints caricaturing the rich and famous, and satires on British political and social life during the age of Napoleon. He was both sought-after and feared. No sooner would a new Gillray print appear than it was sure to be plagiarised or imitated by contemporaries both in England and abroad.
Gillray’s plates were executed in etching with stipple and coloured by hand. They were produced in broadsheets for popular consumption, and perhaps this is one of the reasons for the spontaneity that makes them so lively and timely.
For a fuller biography see part 1 also. For earlier works by Gillray see parts 1-5 also.
This is part 6 of a 6-part post on the works of James Gillray:
1805 Elements of Skat(e)ing:
1806 The Rake's Progress at the University:
1808-10 Weather series:
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| 1801 A Pair of POLISHED Gentlemen. hand-coloured etching 35.6 x 25.5 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1801 Be gone dull Care, - I prithee begone from Me! hand-coloured etching 24.2 x 30.3 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1802 Going to London, through "Epping Forest" hand-coloured etching 25.7 x 20.4 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1802 The Cow-Pock—or—the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation! |
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| 1802 The PIC-NIC ORCHESTRA hand-coloured stipple engraving 27 x 35.7 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1803 an Old Encore, at the Opera. hand-coloured stipple engraving 25 x 20.2 cm ( plate ) |
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| 1803 Inspecting a Volunteer Corps in Hyde Park. ( Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington ) hand-coloured etching and aquatint 26.1 x 19.9 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1803 The Bulstrode Siren. ( Elizabeth Billington ) |
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| 1803 The first Kiss this Ten Years! - or - the meeting of Britannia & Citizen François. hand-coloured etching, soft-groung etching and aquatint 35.5 x 25.4 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1804 Brisk - CATHARTIC. hand-coloured etching 25.8 x 20.7 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1804 L'ASSEMBLE NATIONALE; - hand-coloured etching 33.7 x 46.3 cm ( plate ) |
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| 1805 A Cockney & his Wife going to Wycombe hand-coloured etching and aquatint 26.2 x 37.3 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1805 St. GEORGE and the DRAGON hand-coloured etching and aquatint 39.7 x 40.2 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1805 The Plumb-pudding in danger; - or - State Epicures taking un Petit Souper hand-coloured etching 26.2 x 36.4 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
1805 Elements of Skat(e)ing:
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| 1805 ELEMENTS of SKATEING, - A Fundamental Error in the Art of Skaiting ( sic ) hand-coloured etching and aquatint 25.3 x 35.8 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1805 ELEMENTS of SKATEING, - Attitude! Attitude is every thing! hand-coloured etching and aquatint 24.7 x 35.4 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1805 ELEMENTS of SKATEING, - Making the most of a passing Friend, in case of Emergency! hand-coloured etching and aquatint 25.5 x 35.7 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
1806 The Rake's Progress at the University:
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| 1806 The Rake's Progress at the University No.1 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 24.7 x 34.9 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1806 The Rake's Progress at the University No.2 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 24.8 x 34.9 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1806 The Rake's Progress at the University No.3 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 24.8 x 35 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1806 The Rake's Progress at the University No.4 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 24.8 x 35.4 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1806 The Rake's Progress at the University No.5 hand-coloured etching and aquatint 24.8 x 34.9 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London * * * * * |
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| 1806 WIDE-AWAKE. hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving 26.1 x 23 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1807 CONNOISSEURS examining a collection of GEORGE MORELAND'S. hand-coloured etching 38.4 x 31 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1807c Caleb Whitefoord ink on paper 9.2 x 6.3 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1807c William Baillie ink on paper 9.2 x 6.4 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
1808-10 Weather series:
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| 1808 DELICIOUS WEATHER. hand-coloured etching 25.6 x 20.5 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1808 DREADFUL HOT WEATHER. hand-coloured etching 25.7 x 20.6 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1808 FINE BRACING WEATHER. hand-coloured etching 25.3 x 20.5 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1808 RAW WEATHER. hand-coloured etching 25.8 x 20.7 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1808 SAD SLOPPY WEATHER. hand-coloured etching 25.6 x 20.8 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1808 VERY SLIPPY WEATHER. hand-coloured etching 26 x 20.2 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1808 WINDY WEATHER. hand-coloured etching 25.7 x 20.5 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1810 A CALM. hand-coloured etching, aquatint and stipple 26.9 x 37.5 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1810 A SQUALL. hand-coloured etching 27 x 37.5 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, LondoN * * * * * |
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| 1809? BRISTOL-CHEESE, made, and sold, by Percival & Co hand-coloured etching 25.2 x 19.2 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1810 La Walse - Le Bon Genre. hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving 26.2 x 33.7 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1810 Les Invisibles. hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving 26.2 x 33.4 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1810 Progress of the Toilet. - THE STAYS - Plate 1. hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving 28.3 x 22.4 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1810 Progress of the Toilet - THE WIG. - Plate 2. hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving 28.1 x 22 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1810 Progress of the Toilet - DRESS COMPLETED. - Plate 3. hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving 28.1 x 22 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| 1810 The GRACES in a high Wind. hand-coloured etching and aquatint 25.6 x 35.7 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| A Modern Cherub. hand-coloured etching and aquatint 12.1 x 8.6 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery |
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| The COLE-HEAVERS. ( Charles James Fox; Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford ) hand-coloured etching 24.2 x 33.8 cm ( paper size ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| The Republican Rattle-Snake fascinating the Bedford-Squirrel. hand-coloured etching 35.1 x 24.7 cm ( plate ) © National Portrait Gallery, London |