The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates

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The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates
The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates
The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates

The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates

Maker (b. 1756, London, England – d. 1815, London, England)
Date18th century
MediumIllustrated book of engraving, stipple engraving, etching, and aquatint
Dimensionssheet: 25 1/8 in. x 19 in. (63.8 cm x 48.3 cm); binding: 25 5/8 in. x 19 5/16 in. x 5/8 in. (65.1 cm x 49.1 cm x 1.5 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineThe Dorothy Braude Edinburg (Class of 1942) Collection
Object number1980.7.b
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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James Gillray
The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates
18th century
Evacuation before Resignation, plate 1 / The Injured Count, S., plate 2, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
Evacuation before Resignation, plate 1 / The Injured Count, S., plate 2, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
The Minister, plate 10 / Westminster School, plate 9, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
The Minister, plate 10 / Westminster School, plate 9, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
ci-devant Occupations, plate 37, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
ci-devant Occupations, plate 37, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
Image Not Available for The Royal Joke, or BlackJacks Delight, plate 11 / The Fall of Phaeton, from the portfolio "Gilray", plate 12, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
The Royal Joke, or BlackJacks Delight, plate 11 / The Fall of Phaeton, from the portfolio "Gilray", plate 12, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
Image Not Available for Sawney in the Bog-House, plate 3 / Junction of Parties, plate 4, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
Sawney in the Bog-House, plate 3 / Junction of Parties, plate 4, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
Image Not Available for Wouski, plate 5 / The Castle in the Moon, plate 6, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
Wouski, plate 5 / The Castle in the Moon, plate 6, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
Image Not Available for The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates: The Balance of Power, plate 8 / Sir Richard Worse-than-sly, Exposing his Wife's Bottom; O fye!, from the portfolio "Gilray", plate 7
James Gillray
The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates: The Balance of Power, plate 8 / Sir Richard Worse-than-sly, Exposing his Wife's Bottom; O fye!, from the portfolio "Gilray", plate 7
18th century
Image Not Available for Lubber's Hole, alias The Crack'd Jordan, plate 17 / Patience on a Monument, plate 18, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
Lubber's Hole, alias The Crack'd Jordan, plate 17 / Patience on a Monument, plate 18, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
Image Not Available for The Devil to Pay; The Wife Metamorphos'd, plate 19 / Fashionable Contrasts, plate 20, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
The Devil to Pay; The Wife Metamorphos'd, plate 19 / Fashionable Contrasts, plate 20, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
Image Not Available for Bologna Sausages, or Opposition Flux'd, plate 13 / The Seige of Blenheim, plate 14, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
Bologna Sausages, or Opposition Flux'd, plate 13 / The Seige of Blenheim, plate 14, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century
Image Not Available for The Monster going to take his Afternoons Luncheon, plate 15 / Swearing to the Cutting Monster, plate 16, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
James Gillray
The Monster going to take his Afternoons Luncheon, plate 15 / Swearing to the Cutting Monster, plate 16, from the book "The Works of James Gillray, from the Original Plates"
18th century