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failing as a portrait painter,
Gillray worked as a freelenace engraver and etcher. After 1782 he
started producing political satires, mainly inspired by the
conflict between the Whigs and the Tories, the French Revolution
and war against Napoleon. Originally his caricatures would have
been issued separately, mainly from the print shop of his mistress,
Hannah Humphrey, in St. James's Street, London. His eyesight
started failing him, causing him to stop work in 1809. Depressed he
turned to drink, and in July 1811 Gillray attempted to kill himself
by throwing himself out of attic window above Humphrey's shop. He
failed, and survived four years of insanity before dying in
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The MONSTER going to take his
Afternoons Luncheon. First published, May, 1790.
An ogre, holding a long knife, clutches the petticoat of a young lady.
A man was currently terrifying London by assaulting women, cutting and
slashing their clothing**
Hand Coloured. Trimmed from a
larger
sheet,.***All shown with the margin against a darker
carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
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Swearing to the Cutting
Monster, OR - A scene in Bow Street. First published, May, 1790. 2
A young woman identifies her attacker. However, it is the politician
Charles Fox, identified as the Monster at Bow Street! **
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larger
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1. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS
OF YORK
. April 10th, 1792. This is understood to be an excellent portrait
of the Duchess of York, who has already figured in several of the
preceding Caricatures £45 **
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larger
sheet,.***All shown with the margin against a darker
carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
Edition of
1849 to 1851 **etc
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The Enchantments Lately seen upon
the Mountains of Wales or
Shon-Ap-Morgan's Reconcilment to the Fairy Princess
prince of wales embraces his wife
to the horror of Lord and Lady
jersey Good Colour **
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larger
sheet,.***All shown with the margin against a darker
carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
Edition of
1849 to 1851 **£65
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Going to London through 'Epping
Forest"
A satire upon the
balloon expolits of the French pioneer Garnerin who had recentley
flown from Lord's Cricket ground to Enfield near London £55
mounted **
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larger
sheet,.***All shown with the margin against a darker
carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
Edition of
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Going to London through 'Epping
Forest" 2
Caricature by Gillray first published by H. Humphreys . This print is
from the third major edition published by Henry G.
Bohn. Later hand colouring.
A satire upon the
balloon expolits of the French pioneer Garnerin who had recentley
flown from Lord's Cricket ground to Enfield near London £55
mounted **
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larger
sheet,.***All shown with the margin against a darker
carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
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GLORIA MUNDI; OR, THE DEVIL
ADDRESSING
THE SUN. July 22nd, (1782).FOX. LORD SHELBURNE. On the secession of
Fox from the Shelburne Administration. Fox, in the character of the
Evil One, his pockets emptied through his unfortunate propensity to
gambling, looking with envy at Lord Shelburne in power, and
regretting the lucrative place he had quitted. The title of this
plate is in allusion to Satan's Address to the Sun in Milton's
Paradise Lost. £45 unmounted **
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larger
sheet,.***All shown with the margin against a darker
carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
Edition of
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A PIG IN A POKE. WHIST, WHIST.
Dec. 10th, 1788. SIR JOSEPH MAWBEY. SIR PHILIP FRANCIS (?)
MR. THORNHILL (?) Supposed to be some allusion to losing a
political game. The principal person is Sir Joseph Mawbey, an
eminent distiller, at Vauxhall, Member for the County of Surrey,
and Chairman of the Quarter Sessions. He entered Parliament as a
Foxite, but on the Coalition being turned out, he transferred his
support to Pitt. The Opposition wits then levelled the keenest
shafts of ridicule against him. The Rolliad took the lead. We will
present the reader with a pungent extract, which, no doubt,
furnished Gillray with the hint of this print : " A sty of pigs,
thongh all at once it squeaks,
Means not so much as Mawbey when he speaks.And history says he
never yet had bred A pig with such a voice, or such a head !
Except, indeed, when he essays to joke I And then his wit is truly
pig-in-poke. " Our author concludes his description of this grout
senator with the following distich : " Such adaptation ne'er was
seen before, His trade a hog is, and his wit a boar." " It has been
proposed to us to amend the spelling of the last word thus bore,
this improvement, however, as it is called, we reject as a
calumny."Sir Joseph Mawbey having quarrelled with his
steward,Wilkinson, claimed £30 as a balance duo to him. The
steward
denied this, and Sir Joseph arrested him for it.He offered to
release him on payment of £20, and afterwardsfor
£10. Both sums
being refused, he released him. Wilkinson then brought an action
against him, andrecovered £150 damages. This oppressive
transaction
is probably alluded to in the inscription, " Burn justice,"and "you
have brought your pigs to a fine market." £55 unmounted good
colour
etc **
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carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
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The Jubilee unmounted good colour**
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Miss I have a Monstrous Crow to
Pick with You
Mother and daughter daughter
pregnant etc Bohn edition unmounted **
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carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
Edition of
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£45
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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PETRIFIED. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
REVIVIFIED.
June 28th, 1791. This is a clever and a rather celebrated
caricature, on the dismay with which the violent democrats in Paris
were struck when they were informed of the King's flight, and on
their joy at the arrival of the intelligence of his arrest at
Varennes. £65 unmounted **
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sheet,.***All shown with the margin against a darker
carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
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THE LOYAL TOAST.
p1 February 3rd, 1798.
KICHOLS. DUKE OP BEDFOBD. SHERIDAN. FOX.DUKE OF NORFOLK.On the 24th
of January, 1798, a dinner took place at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern, to celebrate the birth-day of Mr. Fox. The company
assembled was unusually numerous. The Whigs and friends of freedom
in generalr esolved to make a grand demonstration to shew that
their confidence in the principles and conduct of Mr. Fox was
unshaken by the secession of the Portland party from their ranks,
by the smallness of the minority . . . . . .. . .
.£65
unmounted **
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THE LOYAL TOAST.
February 3rd, 1798.
KICHOLS. DUKE OP BEDFOBD. SHERIDAN. FOX.DUKE OF NORFOLK.On the 24th
of January, 1798, a dinner took place at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern, to celebrate the birth-day of Mr. Fox. The company
assembled was unusually numerous. The Whigs and friends of freedom
in generalr esolved to make a grand demonstration to shew that
their confidence in the principles and conduct of Mr. Fox was
unshaken by the secession of the Portland party from their ranks,
by the smallness of the minority . . . . . .. . . .P2
.£65
unmounted **
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THE LOYAL TOAST.3
February 3rd, 1798.
KICHOLS. DUKE OP BEDFOBD. SHERIDAN. FOX.DUKE OF NORFOLK.On the 24th
of January, 1798, a dinner took place at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern, to celebrate the birth-day of Mr. Fox. The company
assembled was unusually numerous. The Whigs and friends of freedom
in generalr esolved to make a grand demonstration to shew that
their confidence in the principles and conduct of Mr. Fox was
unshaken by the secession of the Portland party from their ranks,
by the smallness of the minority . . . . . .. . . .P2
.£85
unmounted **
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carpet to show borders if close cut ***This is from the later Bohn
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THE LOYAL ADDRESS ; OR, THE PROCESSION OF THE HAMPSHIRE HOGS FROM
BOTLEY TO ST. JAMES'S. 2
October 20th, 1808.
SHERIDAN. LORD LAtTDERDALE.
BOSVILLE. SIR F. BURDETT. LORD H. PETTY. COBBETT. WINDHAM. LORD
SIDMOUTH. LORD ORENVILLE. LORD HOWICK. Cobbett is seated on Ms
"Political Hog Trough." The trough is drawn by Hampshire Hogs.
Behind him is held up " The Loyal Petition of the Noble and Truly
Independent Hogs of Hampshire, humbly shewing that the convention
with Junot was a cursed humbug upon Old England, and that the three
datnn'd Convention Signers ought to be hanged, drawn, and
quartered, without judge or jury." Sir Francis Burdett is driving
the hogs attached to the trough with a cart-whip. Cobbett is
preceded by men carrying flags, inscribed, "The Botlcy Patriot and
his Hogs for ever." " No Chevaliers du Bain." " Given up to Junot
all the plunder, all the horses, all the arms. O Diablo ! 0 Diable
! ! " On another flag is painted a representation of the " Due
d'Abrantes ratifying the Convention." Bosville is distributing
"Pig's meat" (id cut, money) among the swinish multitude. Lord
Grcnville, Lord Sd. . . . . .£55 unmounted **
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