James Gillray
(1756-1815), CaricaturistSitter in 7 portraits
Artist associated with 887 portraits
Gillray was the greatest and most definitive satirist of the age, producing caricatures of politics and social life, often directed at the Royal Family.
Juliana Elizabeth Schwellenberg
by Maria Ward, after James Gillray
pen and ink, 1856 (1797)
NPG D6616
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 18 May 1780
NPG D16715
Lady Cecilia Johnston ('"Patience on a monument"')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 19 September 1791
NPG D16718
'Pylades and Orestes' (Nassalin; William V, Prince of Orange)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 April 1797
NPG D16183
'Blowing up the Pic Nic's; - or - Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 April 1802
NPG D13699
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 7 May 1803
NPG D16177
by Charles Turner, published by George Humphrey, after James Gillray
mezzotint, published 19 April 1819 (circa 1800)
NPG D19559
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