Research Catalog

Miscellaneous caricatures

Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Publication
1791-1792.

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Additional Authors
  • Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825.
  • Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.
Found In
Gillray, James. Series of miscellaneous and political caricatures by James Gillray. 1779-1811. (NN)NYPG95-F67.
Description
25 prints : etching, some col.; 24.2 x 35.7 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Personal and social caricatures from the reign of George III, including satires of fashion, the habits of the king and queen, and the love affairs of the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Clarence. Several concern the marriage of the Duke of York. Misc.I.80 is a travesty of a painting by Henry Fuseli.
Subject
  • Archer, Sarah
  • Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
  • Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
  • Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
  • George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
  • George IV, King of Great Britain, 1756-1837
  • Jordan, Dorothy, 1761-1816
  • Angels in art
  • Bestiality
  • Faro
  • Fashion in art
  • Gambling
Genre/Form
  • Caricatures – English – 1800-1899.
  • Prints – English – 1800-1899.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Holdings checked in departmental copy of Thomas Wright and R.H. Evans, Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851.
  • Holdings checked in departmental copy of Thomas Wright & R.H. Evans, Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray. London: Henry G. Bohn: 1851.
Provenance (note)
  • Bequest of Samuel Jones Tilden.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Series of miscellaneous and political caricatures by James Gillray in Caricature Collection.
Contents
  • Misc.I.71 A Petit Maitre -- Misc.I.72 Patience on a Monument -- Misc.I.73 A Natural Crop; alias A Norfolk Dumpling -- Misc.I.74 The Finishing Touch -- Misc.I.75 La derniere ressource [sic]; or Van Buchells Garters -- Misc.I.76a A Modern Cherub -- Misc.I.76b At Church -- Misc.I.76c At the Opera -- Misc.I.77 Nauticus -- Misc.I.78 An Angel, gliding on a Sunbeam into Paradice [sic] -- Misc.I.79 Patent Bolsters: Le moyen d'etre en-bon point -- Misc.I.80 A Witch, upon a Mount's Edge -- Misc.I.81 The Devil to Pay; The Wife Metamophos'd, or Neptune Reposing after Fording the Jordan -- Misc.I.82 Lubber's Hole, alias the Crack'd Jordan -- Misc.I.84 The Soldier's Return; or Rare News for Old England -- Misc.I.86 Frying Sprats -- Misc.I.86a Toasting Muffins -- Misc.I.87 The York Minuet -- Misc.I.88 The York Reverence; or City Loyalty, amply rewarded -- Misc.I.89 A Sphere Projecting against a Plane
  • Misc.90 The Power of Beauty; St. Cecilia charming the Brute; or the Seduction of the Welch Ambassador -- Misc.I.91 Neck or Nothing -- Misc.I.92 A Back View of the Cape -- Misc.I.94 Modern Hospitality, or A Friendly Party in High Life -- Misc.I.95 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York.
Call Number
MEZYRK (Gillray) Misc.I
OCLC
NYPG95-F25
Author
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
Title
Miscellaneous caricatures [graphic].
Imprint
1791-1792.
Indexes
Holdings checked in departmental copy of Thomas Wright and R.H. Evans, Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1851.
Holdings checked in departmental copy of Thomas Wright & R.H. Evans, Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray. London: Henry G. Bohn: 1851.
Linking Entry
Forms part of Series of miscellaneous and political caricatures by James Gillray in Caricature Collection.
Provenance
Bequest of Samuel Jones Tilden.
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Added Author
Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825.
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.
Found In:
Gillray, James. Series of miscellaneous and political caricatures by James Gillray. 1779-1811. (NN)NYPG95-F67.
Research Call Number
MEZYRK (Gillray) Misc.I
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