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Miscellaneous caricatures

Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Publication
1804-1807.

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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
25 prints : etching, hand col.; 33 x 36.7 cm.
Summary
Social caricatures from the reign of George III, including satires of ice skating, university students, horsemanship, fox hunting, matrimony and pregnancy. Individuals portrayed include 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.41 Company shocked at a Lady getting up to Ring the Bell -- Misc.III.43 An Old Maid on a Journey -- Misc.III.43 A broad hint of not meaning to Dance -- Misc.III.44 Fortune hunting -- Misc.III.45 The Theatrical Bubble -- Misc.III.46 Palemon and Lavinia -- Misc.III.47 Posting in Ireland -- Misc.III.48 Posting in Scotland -- Misc.III.49 A Cockney & his Wife going to Wycombe -- Misc.III.50 Clearing a Five-Bar Gate -- Misc.III.51 Harmony before Matrimony -- Misc.III.52 Matrimonial Harmonics -- Misc.III.53 Elements of Skateing [sic]. Attitude! Attitude is every thing! -- Misc.III.54 Elements of Skateing [sic]. A Fundamental Error in the Art of Skaiting [sic] -- Misc.III.55 Elements of Skateing. The Consequences of going before the Wind -- Misc.III.56 Elements of Skateing. Making the most of a passing Friend in a case of Emergency! -- Misc.III.58 The Rake's Progress at the University No. 1 -- Misc.III.59 The Rake's Progress at the University No. 2 -- Misc.III.60 the Rake's Progress at the University No. 3 -- Misc.III.61 The Rake's Progress at the University No. 4 -- Misc.III.62 The Rake's Progress at the University No. 5 -- Misc.III.63 Fast Asleep -- Misc.III.64 Wide Awake -- Misc.III.65 "and wouldst thou turn the vile Reproach on me?" -- Misc.III.66 Mother Goose, of Oxford.
Call Number
MEZYRK (Gillray) Misc.III
OCLC
NYPG95-F60
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Imprint
1804-1807.
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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