Research Catalog

Miscellaneous caricatures

Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Publication
1786-1794.

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Details

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
16 prints : etching, aquatint, some col.; 49.6 x 67 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Personal and social caricatures from the reign of George III, including satires on the Prince of Wales's alleged marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert, a boycott on sugar in protest of the slave trade, the invasion of Flanders, Lord Cornwallis in India, and Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery. Individuals depicted include Queen Charlotte, Cagliostro, Charles James Fox, the Duke of York, William Pitt and Philip Thicknesse.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Caricatures – Great Britain – 1700-1799.
  • Prints – Great Britain – 1700-1799.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
Cite As (note)
  • Caricature Collection.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available.
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
Misc.I.28 Sale of English-Beauties, in the East Indies -- Misc.I.31 Anecdote Maconnique. A Masonic Anecdote -- Misc.I.37 Ancient Music -- Misc.I.42 Wife & no Wife - or - A trip to the Continent -- Misc.I.43 The Morning after Marriage - or - A scene on the Continent -- Misc.I.44 A March to the Bank -- Misc.I.56 Shakespeare-Sacrificed; or The Offering to Avarice -- Misc.I.57 Lieut. Goverr. Gall-Stone, Inspired by Alecto; or The Birth of Minerva -- Misc.I.83 Les Trois Magots -- Misc.I.93 Anti-Saccharrites, or John Bull and his Family leaving off the use of Sugar -- Misc.I.101 Le Débarquement du Chevalier John Bull et de sa Famille à Boulogne sur Mer. The Landing of Sir John Bull & his Family at Boulogne sur Mer -- Misc.I.102 A Voluptuary under the horrors of Digestion -- Misc.I.104 Temperance Enjoying a Frugal Meal -- Misc.I.105 The Bengal Levee -- Misc.I.110 Fatigues of the Campaign in Flanders -- Misc.I.113 Following the Fashion.
Call Number
MEZYRK+ (Gillray) Misc.I
OCLC
NYPG95-F160
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Imprint
1786-1794.
Cite As:
Caricature Collection.
Indexes
Finding aid available.
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:
NYPL Digital Collections
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) Misc.I
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