Gillray collection
Abstract
The English illustrator, James Gillray (1756-1815), was the leading force in what has become known as the golden age of English caricature, approximately 1770 to 1820. Gillray chronicled and ridiculed the politicians and ruling class of his day, in spectacularly colored prints. This graphic arts collection includes nearly 313 prints, all given by Dickson Q. Brown, class of 1895.
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Collection Information
- Uniform Title:
- Gillray collection.
- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
- Publication / Origin:
- 1779 – 1835.
- Abstract:
- Consists of etchings and engravings by James Gillray, a renowned and prolific British caricaturist. Political topics addressed in the collection include elections, taxation, John Bull, the Napoleonic Wars, and various members of Parliament and the royal family. Social topics include fashion, fox hunting, marriage, and remedies for physical ailments.
- Language of material:
- English
- Subjects:
- Fashion in art.
- Medicine in art.
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 — Caricatures and cartoons.
- Political cartoons.
- Prints, British — 18th century.
- Prints, British — 19th century.
- Satire in art — Caricatures and cartoons.
- France — History — 1789-1815 — Caricatures and cartoons.
- Great Britain — History — 1760-1789 — Caricatures and cartoons.
- Great Britain — History — 1789-1820 — Caricatures and cartoons.
- Prints — 18th century — Great Britain.
- Prints — 19th century — Great Britain.
- Medium / Genre:
- Caricatures.
