James Gillray etchings, 1777-1811 (1806-11 volume VI)
119 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.
Basil, 6th Earl of Denbigh ('Aquila Hapsburghiensis')
possibly by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1780
NPG D12953
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 May 1780
NPG D12965
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
probably by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1780
NPG D12966
Thomas Alexander Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie ('I have lost my stomach')
probably by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1780
NPG D12969
Emma Edgcumbe (née Gilbert), Countess of Mount Edgcumbe
probably by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 May 1780
NPG D12970
John Campbell ('Mr C-m-l the jolly presenter of the Cannongate Kirk, in Edinburgh')
possibly by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1781
NPG D12962
Giuseppe Puppo ('Signor Puppy. First catgut scraper')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 27 November 1781
NPG D12973
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 4 May 1782
NPG D12967
possibly by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1783
NPG D12955
possibly by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 February 1783
NPG D12956
possibly by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 February 1783
NPG D12959
'Old man holding a candlestick'
possibly by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published February 1783
NPG D12960
possibly by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 February 1783
NPG D12963
possibly by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, circa 1783
NPG D12964
by Unknown artist, published by Thomas Cornell
etching, published 14 January 1783
NPG D12968
'Impeachment ticket. For the trial of W-rr-n H-st-ngs Esqr'
by James Gillray
hand-coloured etching, circa February 1788
NPG D12943
'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
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 27 June 1789
NPG D12971
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 29 June 1789
NPG D12974
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 16 November 1791
NPG D12957
Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire ('At church')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 4 October 1791
NPG D12961
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine ('Councellor Ego - i.e. little I, myself I')
by James Gillray, published by John Wright
hand-coloured etching, published 1 October 1798
NPG D12972
by James Gillray
etching and aquatint, published circa November 1799
NPG D12954
by James Gillray, possibly after Francis Hawksworth (Hawkesworth)
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published circa 1801
NPG D12952
'Tiddy-doll, the great French-gingerbread-baker; drawing out a new batch of kings'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 January 1806
NPG D12857
'Le diable-boiteux, - or - the devil upon two sticks, conveying John Bull to the land of promise'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 February 1806
NPG D12858
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 February 1806
NPG D12859
'Making-decent; - i.e. - Broad-Bottomites getting into the grand costume'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 February 1806
NPG D12860
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 March 1806
NPG D12861
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 March 1806
NPG D12862
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 April 1806
NPG D12863
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 21 April 1806
NPG D12864
'The magnanimous-minister, chastising Prussian-perfidy'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1806
NPG D12865
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 May 1806
NPG D12866
'"The friend of the people", and his petty-new-tax-gatherer, paying John Bull a visit'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 May 1806
NPG D12867
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 June 1806
NPG D12868
'Bruin in his boat, - or - the manager in distress'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 June 1806
NPG D12869
'Sketch for a monument of disappointed-justice'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 July 1806
NPG D12870
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 28 July 1806
NPG D12871
'Westminster conscripts under the training act'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1806
NPG D12872