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French Liberty. British Slavery, 1792. Artist: Gillray, James (1757-1815)French Liberty. British Slavery, 1792. From a private collection
The Nancy Packet, 1784. Artist: James GillrayThe Nancy Packet, 1784. The wreck of the Nancy, an East India Company ship, in a storm off the Scilly Isles in 1784. One of the passengers killed in the disaster was the celebrated opera singer Ann
Very Slippy Weather, 1808. Artist: James GillrayVery Slippy Weather, 1808. This print depicts a scene outside Gilrays publishers premises. From A Smile Among Friends. [Alb. Cammermeyers Forlag, Norway, 1949]
Windy Weather, 1808. Artist: James GillrayWindy Weather, 1808
The Hostile View of Lady Hamilton, 19th century. Caricature by Gillray, entitled Dido in Despair
The York Reverence or City Loyalty, Amply Rewarded, 1796. Frederick, Duke of York (1763-1821) and his wife Frederica, Duchess of York (1767-1820)
A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion, 1792. Artist: James GillrayA Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion, 1792. Engraving of the Prince Regent, (later King George IV), who was famous for his gluttonous appetite
Monuments lately discovered on Salisbury Plain, 1782. The Prince Regent is attracted to the Marchioness of Salisbury. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century
Satan in all his Glory... 1792.Artist: James GillraySatan in all his Glory; - or Peter Pindar crouching to the devil, sketch d from the peep-hole at scalegill, 1792. To the worthy inhabitants of Cumberland
Shakespeare sacrificed, or the offering to avarice, 1789. Artist: James GillrayShakespeare sacrificed, or the offering to avarice, 1789. Publisher John Boydell commissioned paintings illustrating subjects from Shakespeares plays
Old Wisdom blinking at the stars, 1782. Artist: W RennieOld Wisdom blinking at the stars, 1782. Man of letters and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), as a wise owl, looks at busts of Milton and Pope
Contemplations upon a coronet, 1797. Caricature of the actress Elizabeth Farren (c1759-1829) who became Countess of Derby. She admires a coronet on a stand
Exaltation of Faros daughters, 1796. Albinia, Countess of Buckinghamshire (left) and Lady Archer are ridiculed in the stocks, as the mob throw rotten vegetables at them
La Belle Assemblee, 1787. Here love his golden shafts employs; here lights his constant lamp; and waves his purple wings reigns here and revels. (Milton)
Mameluke chief, 1798. Artist: James GillrayMameluke chief, 1798. Supposed to be, a correct representation of a Mamaluke Chief; from a Sketch by a French Officer by whom he was taken Prisoner
The Grand Coronation Procession of Napoleon the 1st Emperor of France, from the church of Notre-Dame, 1805. From a private collection
Harmony before Matrimony, 1805. Artist: Gillray, James (1757-1815)Harmony before Matrimony, 1805. From a private collection
National conveniences, 1769. Artist: Gillray, James (1757-1815)National conveniences, 1769. From a private collection
Midas, Transmuting all into Gold Paper, 1797. Artist: Gillray, James (1757-1815)Midas, Transmuting all into Gold Paper, 1797. From a private collection
A Peep at Christies, 1796. Artist: James GillrayA Peep at Christies, 1796. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Parisian Ladies in their Full Winter Dress for 1800, 1799. Artist: James GillrayParisian Ladies in their Full Winter Dress for 1800, 1799. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Indecency, 1799. Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856). Private collection
The hoarders and wasters, 1857. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Dore, Gustave (1832-1883). Private collection
Joan of Arc saved France, Women of America, save your country poster, 1918. Coffin, Haskell (1878-1941). Private Collection
Charons Boat, or the Ghosts of all the Talents taking their last voyage, 1807. Artist: James GillrayCharons Boat, or the Ghosts of all the Talents taking their last voyage, 1807. Gillray, James (1757-1815). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Humphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, 1802. Artist: James GillrayHumphry Davy, British chemist and inventor, 1802. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)
Chemical lecture, 1802. Artist: James GillrayChemical lecture; Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air!, 1802
The Pic-Nic Orchestra, James Gilray, 1802. Artist: James GillrayThe Pic-Nic Orchestra, James Gilray, 1802. Cartoon
Gillray cartoon on vaccination against Smallpox using Cowpox serum, 1802. Artist: James GillrayGillray cartoon on vaccination against Smallpox using Cowpox serum, 1802. In 1796 the English physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823) proved efficacy of practice, but opposition continued for a while