James Gillray

194 works held in 7 museums

English master of political and social caricature, 1756-1815

A Barber's Shop in Assize Time, James Gillray

A Barber's Shop in Assize Time, 1811–1818.

Een kapperszaak (museum title)

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Les Invisibles, James Gillray

Les Invisibles, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Tendanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo–Virgil, Geor:, James Gillray

Tendanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo–Virgil, Geor:, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Old English-Gentleman Pester'd by Servants Wanting Places, James Gillray

Old English-Gentleman Pester'd by Servants Wanting Places, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Very Slippy Weather, James Gillray

Very Slippy Weather, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Maecenas, In Pursuit of the Fine Arts, James Gillray

Maecenas, In Pursuit of the Fine Arts, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Pigs Possessed, James Gillray

The Pigs Possessed, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

More Pigs Than Teats, James Gillray

More Pigs Than Teats, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Fast Asleep, James Gillray

Fast Asleep, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Matrimonial Harmonics, James Gillray

Matrimonial Harmonics, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and engraving

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Stays, plate one from Progress of the Toilet, James Gillray

The Stays, plate one from Progress of the Toilet, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

A Squall, James Gillray

A Squall, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

La Walse, James Gillray

La Walse, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

A Portrait, James Gillray

A Portrait, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Sad Sloppy Weather, James Gillray

Sad Sloppy Weather, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Delicious Dreams! –Castles in the Air! –Glorious Prospects!, James Gillray

Delicious Dreams! –Castles in the Air! –Glorious Prospects!, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Connoisseurs Looking at Paintings by George Morland, James Gillray

Connoisseurs Looking at Paintings by George Morland, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Visiting the Sick, James Gillray

Visiting the Sick, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Wide Awake, James Gillray

Wide Awake, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Elements of Skating: Attitude is Everything, James Gillray

The Elements of Skating: Attitude is Everything, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Wig, plate two from Progress of the Toilet, James Gillray

The Wig, plate two from Progress of the Toilet, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

A Calm, James Gillray

A Calm, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

A Little Music; or, The Delights of Harmony, James Gillray

A Little Music; or, The Delights of Harmony, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Counsellor O.P.–Defender of our Theatric Liberties, James Gillray

Counsellor O.P.–Defender of our Theatric Liberties, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Fine Bracing Weather, James Gillray

Fine Bracing Weather, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Sound of the Horn, James Gillray

The Sound of the Horn, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Tiddy-Doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, James Gillray

Tiddy-Doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Le Diable-Boiteux, James Gillray

Le Diable-Boiteux, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

A Great Stream from a Pretty Fountain, James Gillray

A Great Stream from a Pretty Fountain, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Elements of skateing: A fundamental Error in the Art of Skaiting, James Gillray

Elements of skateing: A fundamental Error in the Art of Skaiting, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Dress Completed, plate three of Progress of the Toilet, James Gillray

Dress Completed, plate three of Progress of the Toilet, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Dandy, James Gillray

The Dandy, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Pillars of the Constitution, James Gillray

Pillars of the Constitution, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Venus a la Coquelle: or the Swan-sea Venus, James Gillray

Venus a la Coquelle: or the Swan-sea Venus, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Raw Weather, James Gillray

Raw Weather, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

And Would'st Thou Turn the Vile Reproach on Me?, James Gillray

And Would'st Thou Turn the Vile Reproach on Me?, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Comforts of a Bed of Roses, James Gillray

Comforts of a Bed of Roses, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Morning Promenade Upon the Cliff, Brighton, James Gillray

Morning Promenade Upon the Cliff, Brighton, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;–or–State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper, James Gillray

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;–or–State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Uncorking Old Sherry, James Gillray

Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Graces In a High Wind.-- a Scene taken from Nature, in Kensington Gardens, James Gillray

The Graces In a High Wind.-- a Scene taken from Nature, in Kensington Gardens, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

He Steers His Flight, James Gillray

He Steers His Flight, 1810.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Pandora Opening her Box, James Gillray

Pandora Opening her Box, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Farmer Giles & his Wife, shewing off their daughter Betty to their Neighbours, on her return from School, James Gillray

Farmer Giles & his Wife, shewing off their daughter Betty to their Neighbours, on her return from School, 1809.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Valley of the Shadow of Death, James Gillray

The Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1808.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Yale Center for British Art, United States

British Tars, Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour, James Gillray

British Tars, Towing the Danish Fleet into Harbour, 1807.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

A Tub for the Whale!, James Gillray

A Tub for the Whale!, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Bear and His Leader, James Gillray

The Bear and His Leader, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Harmony Before Matrimony, James Gillray

Harmony Before Matrimony, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and engraving

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Cockney and His Wife Going to Wycombe, James Gillray

Cockney and His Wife Going to Wycombe, 1805.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Works by James Gillray (1756-1815), in the public domain: his satirical etchings, published in London by Hannah Humphrey and hand-colored at the time, put online by the museums that hold them, each linked to its museum record. The photographs are those of the museums, which place them in the public domain or under a CC0 license. A plate exists in several impressions; for each one, the site shows a single hand-colored impression, the best preserved and best photographed among those the museums publish. The titles are those of the museums, in the English of the period, with their translation; the title etched beneath the image is part of the plate and has been kept in the cropping.