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- subject matching 'Fashion and Society'
Gillray is well known for his prints inspired by contemporary events, but he also made fun of the world of fashion. Prints looking humorously at the extremes of fashionable clothing were sometimes based on sketches made by amateur artists. For example, A back view of the cape (D12444) shows the fashion for large cape collars, as well as hair powder worn ostentatiously on the shoulders of the jacket. An inscription on this print tells us that it was based on a sketch by a Miss Keate.
by James Gillray, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 January 1782
NPG D12299
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 May 1787
NPG D12361
'Questions and commands; or, the mistaken road to He-r-f-rd; a Sunday evenings amusement'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 February 1788
NPG D12372
'A lady at a card party who does not play'
possibly by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 22 May 1788
NPG D12958
'Hyde-Park; - Sunday, - or - both hemispheres of the world in a sweat'
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1789
NPG D12405
Sarah Archer (née West), Lady Archer ('The finishing touch')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 29 September 1791
NPG D12424
Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire ('La derniere ressource; - or - Van-Buchells garters')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 3 October 1791
NPG D12425
Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe) ('Patent-bolsters; - le moyèn d'etre en-bon-point')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 October 1791
NPG D12427
Lady Cecilia Johnston ('At the opera')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 4 October 1791
NPG D12509
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 March 1792
NPG D12444
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 March 1792
NPG D12445
'Modern hospitality, - or - a friendly party in high life'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 31 March 1792
NPG D12447
'And catch the living manners as they rise'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 7 May 1794
NPG D12488
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and soft-ground etching, published 9 December 1794
NPG D12504
'Leaving off powder, - or - a frugal family saving the guinea'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 March 1795
NPG D12521
Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Bury (née Campbell) ('Modern elegance')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 22 May 1795
NPG D12524
Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire ('Enter Cowslip with a bowl of cream')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 June 1795
NPG D12532
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 15 June 1795
NPG D12535
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 June 1795
NPG D12536
'A lady putting on her cap, - June 1795'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 June 1795
NPG D12538
'A modern belle going to the rooms at Bath'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 January 1796
NPG D12555
'The fashionable mamma, - or - the convenience of modern dress'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 15 February 1796
NPG D12557
'Lady Godina's rout; - or - Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 March 1796
NPG D12561
'High-change in Bond Street, - ou - la politesse du grande monde'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 27 March 1796
NPG D12563
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 May 1796
NPG D12573
John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich ('Sandwich-carrots! - dainty sandwich-carrots')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 3 December 1796
NPG D12587
'Ladies dress, as it soon will be'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 20 January 1796
NPG D13020
'The marriage of Cupid and Psyche'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 3 May 1797
NPG D12612
'A corner, near the bank; - or an example for fathers'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 26 September 1797
NPG D12621
'A country concert; - or - an evenings entertainment in Sussex'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1798
NPG D12657
'"Monstrosities" of 1799, - scene, Kensington Gardens'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 June 1799
NPG D12699
'Punch cures the gout, - the colic, - and the 'tisick'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 July 1799
NPG D12701
Sir Lumley St George Skeffington ('Half natural')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 August 1799
NPG D12702
'French-taylor, fitting John Bull - with a "Jean de Bry"'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 November 1799
NPG D12713
Sir Lumley St George Skeffington (' - "so Skiffy-skipt on, with his wonted grace" - ')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 February 1800
NPG D12722
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 February 1800
NPG D12726
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey, after Brownlow North
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 15 May 1801
NPG D12762
Polly Lyon de Symons (née Goldsmid) ('A lyoness')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 13 July 1801
NPG D12767
Sholto Henry Maclellan, 9th Baron Kirkcudbright ('Lordly elevation')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 6 January 1802
NPG D12776
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 February 1802
NPG D12778
' - "All Bond-Street trembled as he strode" - '
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and stipple, published 8 May 1802
NPG D12790
'Company shocked at a lady getting up to ring the bell'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 November 1804
NPG D12834
'A broad hint of not meaning to dance'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 November 1804
NPG D12835
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 October 1805
NPG D12849
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 October 1805
NPG D12850
'Morning promenade upon the cliff, Brighton'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 January 1806
NPG D13112
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 1810
NPG D12935
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 1810
NPG D12936
'Progress of the toilet - The stays - Plate 1'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 26 February 1810
NPG D12944
'Progress of the toilet - The wig - Plate 2'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 26 February 1810
NPG D12945
'Progress of the toilet - Dress completed - Plate 3'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 26 February 1810
NPG D12946
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 26 May 1810
NPG D12947
'" - A little music" - or - the delights of harmony'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 May 1810
NPG D12948
'Grace, fashion, and manners. From the life'
by James Gillray, published by George Humphrey
etching and stipple, published circa 1818 (1810)
NPG D12949
'A barbers shop in assize time'
by James Gillray, published by George Humphrey, after Henry William Bunbury
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, published 15 May 1818
NPG D13119
by George Estall
pencil and watercolour, late 19th century
NPG D23189