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James Gillray etchings, 1777-1811 (1795-97 volume III)


126 Portraits in set

The Heinz Archive holds a significant collection of James Gillray prints, bound in 8 folio volumes, including an 'outsize' album containing some of the artist's largest and most impressive caricatures. The volumes, purchased in 1947 from the print/book dealer Thomas Thorp, came from the collections of Ralph Clutton and John Roland Abbey (1894-1969), whose bookplates appear within each volume. The 846 prints represent approximately 90% of Gillray's entire oeuvre and include many of his most ambitious creations, such as 'Titianus Redivivus' (1797) and 'Shakespeare Sacrificed' (1789) as well as a number of his less familiar non-satirical items such as the engraving of William Pitt (1789). The prints are invariably in excellent condition and the hand-colouring retains its original vibrancy.

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Lady Cecilia Johnston ('At the opera'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12509

Lady Cecilia Johnston ('At the opera')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 4 October 1791
NPG D12509

'Fools eloquence', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12505

'Fools eloquence'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 January 1795
NPG D12505

'Military eloquence', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12506

'Military eloquence'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 January 1795
NPG D12506

'Ministerial eloquence', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12507

'Ministerial eloquence'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 January 1795
NPG D12507

'Pulpit eloquence', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12508

'Pulpit eloquence'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 January 1795
NPG D12508

'Bar eloquence', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12510

'Bar eloquence'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 January 1795
NPG D12510

Charles James Fox ('Opposition eloquence'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12511

Charles James Fox ('Opposition eloquence')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 January 1795
NPG D12511

William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry ('Quiz-zing a filly'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12512

William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry ('Quiz-zing a filly')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 May 1795
NPG D12512

'Billingsgate eloquence', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12513

'Billingsgate eloquence'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 May 1795
NPG D12513

'The blessings of peace, the curses of war', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12514

'The blessings of peace, the curses of war'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 12 January 1795
NPG D12514

'The lover's dream', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12515

'The lover's dream'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 January 1795
NPG D12515

Charles James Fox ('French-telegraph making signals in the dark'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12516

Charles James Fox ('French-telegraph making signals in the dark')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 26 January 1795
NPG D12516

'The genius of France triumphant, - or - Britannia petitioning for peace', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12517

'The genius of France triumphant, - or - Britannia petitioning for peace'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 February 1795
NPG D12517

'Affability' (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; King George III), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12518

'Affability' (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; King George III)

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 10 February 1795
NPG D12518

'The prophet of Hebrews, - the prince of peace - conducting the Jews to the promis'd-land', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12520

'The prophet of Hebrews, - the prince of peace - conducting the Jews to the promis'd-land'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 March 1795
NPG D12520

'Leaving off powder, - or - a frugal family saving the guinea', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12521

'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

'Polonius', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12523

'Polonius'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 May 1795
NPG D12523

Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Bury (née Campbell) ('Modern elegance'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12524

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

King William IV ('A true British tar'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12526

King William IV ('A true British tar')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 May 1795
NPG D12526

'John Bull ground down', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12527

'John Bull ground down'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1795
NPG D12527

'Presages of the millenium', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12528

'Presages of the millenium'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 4 June 1795
NPG D12528

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12529

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 June 1795
NPG D12529

'What a cur 'tis!' (Sir Roger Curtis, 1st Bt; Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12530

'What a cur 'tis!' (Sir Roger Curtis, 1st Bt; Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe)

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 June 1795
NPG D12530

William Pitt ('Blindmans-buff - or - too many for John Bull'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12531

William Pitt ('Blindmans-buff - or - too many for John Bull')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 June 1795
NPG D12531

Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire ('Enter Cowslip with a bowl of cream'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12532

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

William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester ('A slice of Glo'ster cheese'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12534

William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester ('A slice of Glo'ster cheese')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 29 June 1795
NPG D12534

'Parasols, for 1795', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12535

'Parasols, for 1795'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 15 June 1795
NPG D12535

'Characters in high life', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12536

'Characters in high life'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 June 1795
NPG D12536

'The shadow of a duke', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12537

'The shadow of a duke'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 25 June 1795
NPG D12537

'A lady putting on her cap, - June 1795', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12538

'A lady putting on her cap, - June 1795'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 June 1795
NPG D12538

John Burgess ('A burgess of Warwick Lane'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12539

John Burgess ('A burgess of Warwick Lane')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 3 July 1795
NPG D12539

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt, by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12540

Sir Joseph Banks, Bt

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 4 July 1795
NPG D12540

William Pitt ('The British butcher, supplying John Bull with a substitute for bread'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12541

William Pitt ('The British butcher, supplying John Bull with a substitute for bread')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 6 July 1795
NPG D12541

William Pitt ('The sleep-walker'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12542

William Pitt ('The sleep-walker')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1795
NPG D12542

'The Republican attack', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12543

'The Republican attack'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1795
NPG D12543

'A decent story', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12544

'A decent story'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1795
NPG D12544

'Hanging. Drowning', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12545

'Hanging. Drowning'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 November 1795
NPG D12545

'Copenhagen house', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12546

'Copenhagen house'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 November 1795
NPG D12546

'The Republican rattle-snake fascinating the Bedford-squirrel', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12547

'The Republican rattle-snake fascinating the Bedford-squirrel'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 November 1795
NPG D12547

'The royal bull-fight', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12548

'The royal bull-fight'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 November 1795
NPG D12548

'Retribution; - tarring and feathering; - or - the patriots revenge', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12549

'Retribution; - tarring and feathering; - or - the patriots revenge'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 November 1795
NPG D12549

'The Crown and Anchor libel, burnt by the public hangman', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12550

'The Crown and Anchor libel, burnt by the public hangman'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 November 1795
NPG D12550

'The death of the Great Wolf', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12551

'The death of the Great Wolf'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 17 December 1795
NPG D12551

'Substitutes for bread; - or - right honorables, saving the loaves, and dividing the fishes', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12552

'Substitutes for bread; - or - right honorables, saving the loaves, and dividing the fishes'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 December 1795
NPG D12552

'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12579

'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1796
NPG D12579

'The presentation - or - the wise men's offering', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12553

'The presentation - or - the wise men's offering'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 January 1796
NPG D12553

'Two-penny whist', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12554

'Two-penny whist'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 January 1796
NPG D12554

'A modern belle going to the rooms at Bath', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12555

'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

'A Hackney meeting', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12556

'A Hackney meeting'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 February 1796
NPG D12556

'The fashionable mamma, - or - the convenience of modern dress', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12557

'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

'Pity the sorrows of a poor old man', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12558

'Pity the sorrows of a poor old man'

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 February 1796
NPG D12558

Maria Garcia ('La belle Espagnole, - ou - la doublure de Madame Tallien'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12559

Maria Garcia ('La belle Espagnole, - ou - la doublure de Madame Tallien')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 February 1796
NPG D12559

'Lady Godina's rout; - or - Peeping-Tom spying out Pope-Joan', by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12561

'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 - NPG D12563

'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

Rose Didelot ('No flower that blows, is like this Rose'), by James Gillray, published by  Hannah Humphrey - NPG D12564

Rose Didelot ('No flower that blows, is like this Rose')

by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 April 1796
NPG D12564