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Miscellaneous caricatures

Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Publication
1796-1797.

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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
24 prints : etching, aquatint, some col.; 34.3 x 37.6 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Personal and social caricatures from the reign of George III, including satires of gambling, the militia, the affair of the Duke of Clarence with Mrs. Jordan and the marriage of the Earl of Derby to Eliza Farren. Other individuals portrayed include the Duke of Bedford, Paul Benfield, Lord Kenyon and William of Orange.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Caricatures – English – 1700-1799.
  • Prints – English – 1700-1799.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
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
  • Misc.II.27 The Arch-Duke -- Misc.II.28 Georgey a' Cock-horse -- Misc.II.29 Supplementary Militia turning out for Twenty Days Amusement -- Misc.II.30 Staggering Bobs, a Tale for Scotchmen, or Munchausen driving his Calves to Market -- Misc.II.31 Sandwich Carrots! Dainty Sandwich Carrots! -- Misc.II.32 The Lion's Share -- MIsc.II.33 The Loss of the Faro Bank: or The Rook's Pigeon'd -- Misc.II.34 The feast of Reason, & the flow of Soul - i.e. - The Wits of the Age, setting the Table in a roar! -- Misc.II.35 St. George's Volunteers Charging down Bond Street after clearing the Ring in Hyde Park, & Storming the Dunghill at Marybone -- Misc.II.36 Contemplations on a Coronet -- Misc.II.37 Discipline a la Lenyon -- Misc.II.38 Pylades & Orestes -- Misc.II.39 Le Baiser à la Wirtembourg -- Misc.II.40 Push Pin -- Misc.II.41 The Gordon Knot, or the Bonny Duchess hunting the Bedfordshire Bull -- Misc.II.42 La Promenade en Famille -- Misc.II.43 The Marriage of Cupid & Psyche.
  • Misc.II.45 Nature display'd, shewing the Effect of the Change of the Seasons on the Ladies Garden -- Misc.II.46 The Esplanade -- Misc.II.47 Count Roupée -- Misc.II.48 Hero's recruiting at Kelsey's; or Guard-Day at St. James's -- Misc.II.49 Un Diplomatique, settling affairs at Stevens's -- Misc.II.50 Homer singing his verses to the Greeks -- Misc.II.51 The Salute.
Call Number
MEZYRK (Gillray) Misc.II
OCLC
NYPG95-F49
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Imprint
1796-1797.
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.
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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.II
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