- Additional Authors
- Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886
- Found In
- Gillray, James. Series of miscellaneous and political caricatures by James Gillray. 1779-1811. (NN)NYPG95-F67.
- Description
- 17 prints : etching, engraving, aquatint, some col.; 35.3 x 36 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Political caricatures from the reign of George III, arranged by date, including satires on the French Revolution and the execution of Louis XVI. Other individuals portrayed include Charles James Fox, Thomas Paine, William Pitt and Tipu Sultan. Also includes depictions of cannibalism, John Bull and the guillotine. Several prints are scatological.
- Subjects
- Prints > English > 1700-1799
- Caricatures > English > 1700-1799
- France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799
- Scatology
- John Bull > 1700-1799
- Guillotine
- Cannibalism
- Tipu Sultan, Fath ʼAli, Nawab of Mysore, 1753-1793
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
- Louis > XVI, > King of France, > 1754-1793
- George > III, > King of Great Britain, > 1738-1820
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
- Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 > Pilgrim's progress
- Genre/Form
- Caricatures – English – 1700-1799.
- Prints – English – 1700-1799.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Cite As (note)
- Caricature Collection, Print Room.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Holdings checked in departmental copy of Thomas Wright and R. H. Evans, Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray. London: Henry C. Bohn, 1851.
- Provenance (note)
- Bequest of Samuel Jones Tilden.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of Series of miscellaneous and political caricatures by James Gillray in Caricature Collection.
- Contents
- Pol.II.22 Patriots amusing themselves; or Swedes practising at a Post -- Pol.II.24 Austrian Bugaboo Funking the French Army -- Pol.II.25 The Bishop of A Tun's Breeches; or The Flaming Eveque purifying the House of Office! -- Pol.II.26 Scotch Harry's News; Or Nincumpoop in High Glee -- Pol.II.27 The Fall of the Wolsey of the Woolsack -- Pol.II.28 Wha Wants Me? -- PolII.30 A Connoisseur examining a Cooper -- Pol.II.32 Un petit Souper, a la Parisienne; or A Family of Sans Culotts refreshing, after the fatigues of the day -- Pol.II.33 Tom Paine's Nightly Pest -- Pol.II.35 French Liberty. British Slavery -- Pol.II.37 The Slough of Despond; - Vide The Patriots Progress -- Pol.II.39 The Zenith of French Glory; The Pinnacle of Liberty, 1793 -- Pol.II.41 The Blood of the Murdered crying for Vengeance -- Pol.II.42 A Democrat, or Reason & Philosophy.
- Pol.II.43 The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the Incorrigibles -- Pol.II.49 A Member of the French War Department Raising Forces to Conquer the World -- Pol.II.50 The French Invasion; or John Bull, bombarding the Bum-Boats.
- Call Number
- MEZYRK (Gillray) Pol.II
- OCLC
- NYPG94-F131
- Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
- Title
Political caricatures [graphic].
- Imprint
1792.
- Cite As:
Caricature Collection, Print Room.
- Indexes
Holdings checked in departmental copy of Thomas Wright and R. H. Evans, Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray. London: Henry C. Bohn, 1851.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of Series of miscellaneous and political caricatures by James Gillray in Caricature Collection.
- Provenance
Bequest of Samuel Jones Tilden.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886, collector.
- Found In:
Gillray, James. Series of miscellaneous and political caricatures by James Gillray. 1779-1811. (NN)NYPG95-F67.
- Research Call Number
MEZYRK (Gillray) Pol.II