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Steve Bell shows Prime Minister Tony Blair, Gillray shows Prime Minister William Pitt driving his chariot over opposition to war with revolutionary France, for details see catalogue, https://t.co/JIkzoonSZc https://t.co/424wDlnNaf

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2020-04-09

Here's my British print of the day from . Gillray's wonderful image of the state of the nation in 1795 - maybe a bit too topical. See Dorothy George's detailed account at https://t.co/SnabNlyAcR - and look at that wonderful aquatint!

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2020-03-29

The fishwives of Billingsgate Market in legendary for their savage conversation, would probably have told to 'Fuck right off!!' for portraying them in this satire, January 6th 1795

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2020-01-06

Nicola Jennings aportó la versión a la colección de recreaciones de 'A Voluptuary Under the Horrors of Digestion' de Gillray: (2018), Chris Duggan (2009) y (1992)

➡️https://t.co/iQjn95NWPn

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2019-12-30

Nicola Jennings on Boris Johnson's Christmas message - political cartoon gallery in London https://t.co/dePcTdnXF6

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2019-12-28

Gillray satire from December 1807 showing the perils of going hunting carrying too much ballast

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2019-12-27

Scene from a provincial Assembly Room, where an ugly git toasts his arse on the fire as he tries to prevent a pretty young woman escaping his clutches; whilst another lady has her fan firmly closed against him - by 20 November 1804

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2019-11-20

Otra muestra reciente de la admirable costumbre del británico de homenajear, a veces un poco abusivamente, a sus clásicos: sobre James Gillray

➡️https://t.co/0vzFRWr7il

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2019-11-05

Gillray reflects on the decade since the French Revolution, contrasting a deferential courtier of the 'ancien régime' (left) with the brash bludgeon-carrying confidence of new republicanism. Published in August 15th 1799

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2019-08-15

Gillray, who was born 1756, caricatured the great & the good as well as depicting social scenes & more surreal subjects. He is particularly valuable for students of for his depictions of MPs mid-flow in the old House of Commons
https://t.co/ujT9ygCEKc

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2019-08-13

Born 1756 in James Gillray, pre-eminent caricaturist of the period

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2019-08-13

James Gillray, Politeness, 1779, hand-coloured etching

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2019-08-09

Gillray's “Brisk Cathartic” (1804, British Museum) appears third from the left, depicting a man in a water closet. As with all her published prints, Humphrey's name and store address are clearly displayed.

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2019-07-22

Thomas Paine, on the run from the law, dreams of the scaffold. James Gillray print from 1792.

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2019-05-12

Indeed - here's the great James Gillray ripping the piss out of vaccination in 1802

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2019-04-16

My new cartoon took me too long to do. My hands now but Who’d want to be in ‘s shoes. (After Gillray)

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2018-10-26

My favourite historical ghost of all. The Duke of Cumberland haunting his great-nephew the Prince of Wales, as imagined by James Gillray. That bottom follows you round the room...

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2018-10-11

Members please join us next Tuesday evening for our October Lecture from Linda Smith ‘Gillray, a caterpillar on the green leaf of reputation’ anyone interested in attending as a guest please contact greatousevalleysecretary.com

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2018-10-10

James Gillray, the British caricaturist and printmaker, was born in 1756. Here's an image from an album of satirical prints about the stormy relationship between the British government and the East India Company during the 18th century: https://t.co/IVRQnD22KN

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2018-08-13

Caricaturist James Gillray born in London 1756, famous for his etched political & social satires,

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2018-08-13