- 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
- 21 prints : etching, engraving, aquatint, col.; 34.2 x 37.2 cm. or smaller.
- Summary
- Political caricatures from the reign of George III, including numerous caricatures of the Emperor Napoleon, as Lemuel Gulliver, as the Corsican fox, etc. The Reconciliation (Pol.IV.29) depicts the Prince of Wales, the future George IV, as the Prodigal Son. Other individuals portrayed include Lord Hawkesbury, Lord Moira, Charles James Fox and Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Subjects
- Prints > English > 1800-1899
- Caricatures > English > 1800-1899
- Prodigal son (Parable) in art
- Medicine and art
- John Bull > 1800-1899
- Heraldry
- Fox hunting > England
- Britannia
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 > Gulliver's travels
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
- Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821
- Jenkinson, Charles, 1727-1808
- Le Sage, Alain René, 1668-1747 > Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane
- Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
- George > IV, > King of Great Britain, > 1762-1830
- George > III, > King of Great Britain, > 1738-1820
- Genre/Form
- Caricatures – English – 1800-1899.
- Prints – English – 1800-1899.
- Note
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Cite As (note)
- 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 G. 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.IV.1 German Nonchalence: or the Vexation of little Boney -- Pol.IV.2 The first Kiss this Ten Years! or the meeting of Britannia & Citizen Francois -- Pol.IV.3 A Phantasmagoria: Scene Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton -- Pol.IV.4 Bat-Catching -- Pol.IV.5 Evacuation of Malta -- Pol.IV.6 Physical Aid or Britannia recover'd from a Trance -- Pol.IV.7 Doctor Sangrado curing John Bull of Repletion - a hint from Gil Blas -- Pol.IV.8 Armed Heroes -- Pol.IV.9 Maniac Ravings or Little Boney in a strong Fit -- Pol.IV.11 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, vide Swift's Gulliver Voyage to Brobdingnag -- Pol.IV.12 Death of the Corsican Fox - Scene the last of the Royal Hunt -- Pol.IV.13 Buonaparte, 48 Hours after Landing! -- Pol.IV.14 John Bull giving little Boney fair play -- Pol.IV.15 The Hand-writing upon the Wall -- Pol.IV.18 The Arms of France -- Pol.IV.21 Destruction of the French Gun-boats - or - Little Boney & his friend Talley in high Glee.
- Pol.IV.23 The State Waggoner and John Bull -- Pol.IV.25 Britannia between Death and the Doctor's -- Pol.IV.27 A hint to Young Officers -- Pol.IV.29 The Reconciliation -- Pol.IV.30 The Genius of France, nursing her darling.
- Call Number
- MEZYRK (Gillray) Pol.IV
- OCLC
- NYPG94-F223
- Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
- Title
Political caricatures [graphic].
- Imprint
1803-1804.
- Cite As:
Caricature Collection.
- 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 G. 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.IV