Research Catalog

Miscellaneous caricatures

Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Publication
1802.

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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
12 prints : etching, some col.; 34.6 x 35.1 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Personal and social caricatures from the reign of George III, including satires on the lectures at the Royal Institution, fashion, fox hunting, music, amateur theater and the reading of gothic novels by women. Individuals depicted include the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Fife, the Prince of Wales, the Marchioness of Salisbury and Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Caricatures – English – 1800-1899.
  • Prints – English – 1800-1899.
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.III.1 Lordly Elevation -- Misc.III.2 Fat-Cattle -- Misc.III.3 A Bouquet of the last Century -- Misc.III.4 Tales of Wonder! -- Misc.III.5 Advantages of wearing Muslin Dresses! -- Misc.III.6 "only look at the General, Madam!" -- Misc.III.7 [The Prince of Wales] -- Misc.III.8 Diana return'd from the Chace -- Misc.III.9 Blowing up the Pic Nic's: or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets -- Misc.III.10 The Pic-Nic Orchestra -- Misc.III.11 "all Bond-Street trembled as he strode" -- Misc.III.12 Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air.
Call Number
MEZYRK (Gillray) Misc.III
OCLC
NYPG95-F56
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Imprint
1802.
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.III
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