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Caricaturist, Etcher, Engraver, Illustrator, Wood cutter, b. 1757 - d. 1815

James Gillray (13 August 1756 or 1757 – 1 June 1815) was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Many of his works are held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Gillray has been called "the father of the political cartoon", with his works satirizing George III, prime ministers and generals. Regarded as being one of the two most influential cartoonists, the other being William Hogarth, Gillray's wit and humour, knowledge of life, fertility of resource, keen sense of the ludicrous, and beauty of execution, at once gave him the first place among caricaturists.

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  • After James Gillray (British 1757 - 1815) 5 x Reproductions, "Wife & No Wife" "A Voluptuary" "Temperance" "Bandelures" "The Morning After Marriage", Published for the Sunday Times Magazine
    Apr. 16, 2025

    After James Gillray (British 1757 - 1815) 5 x Reproductions, "Wife & No Wife" "A Voluptuary" "Temperance" "Bandelures" "The Morning After Marriage", Published for the Sunday Times Magazine

    Est: R1,000 - R1,500

    After James Gillray (British 1757 - 1815) 5 x Reproductions, "Wife & No Wife" "A Voluptuary" "Temperance" "Bandelures" "The Morning After Marriage", Published for the Sunday Times Magazine, Each Numbered 2462/2500 in Pencil, 37 x 29 (x2) 30 x 41 42 x 50 & 36 x 44 sheet size

    5th Avenue Auctioneers
  • Gillray, James (1756 Chelsea - 1815 London, britischer Grafiker und Karikaturist, nach) - "Ci-Devant Occupations -or- Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter
    Apr. 05, 2025

    Gillray, James (1756 Chelsea - 1815 London, britischer Grafiker und Karikaturist, nach) - "Ci-Devant Occupations -or- Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter

    Est: €380 - €1,140

    Gillray, James (1756 Chelsea - 1815 London, britischer Grafiker und Karikaturist, nach) - "Ci-Devant Occupations -or- Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter of 1797. - A Fact! / oder Madam Talian und die Kaiserin Josephine tanzen nackt vor Barrass im Winter 1797. - eine Tatsache!", politische Karikatur über Napoleon, Paul Barras, Josephine und Mademoiselle de Fontenay, handkolorierte Radierung, Druck bei H. Humphrey, St. James Street London 1805, unten links typografisch bezeichnet "Js. Gillray des. & fec.", unter der Darstellung mit Titel und satirischem Textkommentar in Englisch, Plattenmaße ca. 31 x 46 cm, Papier etwas gebräunt, im Passepartout unter Glas gerahmt, Gesamtmaße ca. 50,5 x 64,5 cm

    Auktionshaus Blank
  • Gillray, James (1756 Chelsea - 1815 London, britischer Grafiker und Karikaturist, nach) - Politische Karikatur, handkolorierte Radierung, unten links typografisch bezeichnet "Gilray fec. London", oben
    Apr. 05, 2025

    Gillray, James (1756 Chelsea - 1815 London, britischer Grafiker und Karikaturist, nach) - Politische Karikatur, handkolorierte Radierung, unten links typografisch bezeichnet "Gilray fec. London", oben

    Est: €180 - €540

    Gillray, James (1756 Chelsea - 1815 London, britischer Grafiker und Karikaturist, nach) - Politische Karikatur, handkolorierte Radierung, unten links typografisch bezeichnet "Gilray fec. London", oben rechts in der Darstellung datiert "1804", satirische Darstellung mit Vertretern des Osmanischen Reiches, Großbritanniens und Österreichs, mit Beschriftungen in Deutsch, Darstellungsmaße ca. 15,5 x 23,5 cm, horizontale und vertikale Faltspuren, Papier etwas gebräunt, im Passepartout unter Glas gerahmt, Gesamtmaße ca. 26,5 x 34 cm

    Auktionshaus Blank
  • After James Gillray (British 1757 - 1815) 5 x Reproductions, "Wife & No Wife" "A Voluptuary" "Temperance" "Bandelures" "The Morning After Marriage"
    Apr. 05, 2025

    After James Gillray (British 1757 - 1815) 5 x Reproductions, "Wife & No Wife" "A Voluptuary" "Temperance" "Bandelures" "The Morning After Marriage"

    Est: R1,000 - R1,500

    After James Gillray (British 1757 - 1815) 5 x Reproductions, "Wife & No Wife" "A Voluptuary" "Temperance" "Bandelures" "The Morning After Marriage", Published for the Sunday Times Magazine, Each Numbered 2462/2500 in Pencil, 37 x 29 (x2) 30 x 41 42 x 50 & 36 x 44 sheet size

    5th Avenue Auctioneers
  • JAMES GILLRAY - The National Assembly Revivified
    Mar. 30, 2025

    JAMES GILLRAY - The National Assembly Revivified

    Est: $40 - $50

    JAMES GILLRAY (British, 1756-1815) "The National Assembly Revivified" 20th-century impression - Etching on off-white antique paper. Signed in play lower left, titled in plate lower centre. Unframed. 6 x 8 inches (15.3 x 20.5 cm). Very good condition, sheet is cropped close to the faux border which has eliminated the raised plate mark. From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina).

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  • After James Gillray (1756-1815) Cockney Sportsmen
    Mar. 29, 2025

    After James Gillray (1756-1815) Cockney Sportsmen

    Est: $100 - $15,000

    After James Gillray (1756-1815) A Set of Four Cockney Sportsmen Prints. Four Plates each framed, Printed November 1800 by Hannah Humphrey (1746- c 1818). Set comprised of - Plate 1st: Cockney Sportsmen Marking Game; Plate 2nd: Cockney Sportsmen Shooting and Flying; Plate 3rd: Cockney Sportsmen Recharging; Plate 4th: Cockney Sportsmen Finding a Hare. All framed measuring 7.75 inches H x 10.75 W. Some water damage, loss in spots.

    Kavanagh Auctions
  • [THE FRENCH IN THE PACIFIC], JAMES GILLRAY (1765-1815), "The CANEING in Conduit Street. Dedicated to the Flag Officers of the British Navy", [London : 1798; the Bohn restrike of 1851, authorized by Gillray's widow], hand coloured, 26 x 35cm, 44 x 54
    Mar. 18, 2025

    [THE FRENCH IN THE PACIFIC], JAMES GILLRAY (1765-1815), "The CANEING in Conduit Street. Dedicated to the Flag Officers of the British Navy", [London : 1798; the Bohn restrike of 1851, authorized by Gillray's widow], hand coloured, 26 x 35cm, 44 x 54

    Est: $200 - $300

    [THE FRENCH IN THE PACIFIC], JAMES GILLRAY (1765-1815), "The CANEING in Conduit Street. Dedicated to the Flag Officers of the British Navy", [London : 1798; the Bohn restrike of 1851, authorized by Gillray's widow], hand coloured, 26 x 35cm, 44 x 54cm overall. Gillray caricatures Thomas Pitt's streetcorner assault on George Vancouver. Pitt came aboard HMS Discovery to partake in the Vancouver Expedition to the Pacific. While at Tahiti, Pitt was flogged for trying to trade a piece of broken barrel-hoop for the romantic favours of an island woman. Vancouver had given strict orders against romancing the natives. Pitt was flogged again for unauthorized trade with Indians at Port Stewart and then again for breaking the binnacle glass while skylarking with another gentleman. On their return to England, Pitt challenged Vancouver to a duel. Vancouver gravely replied that he was unable "in a private capacity to answer for his public conduct in his official duty" and offered instead to submit to formal examination by flag officers. Pitt chose instead to stalk Vancouver, ultimately assaulting him on a London street corner. 

    Leski Auctions Pty Ltd
  • James Gillray,  Sandwich-carrots! Dainty sandwich-carrots 
    Mar. 12, 2025

    James Gillray,  Sandwich-carrots! Dainty sandwich-carrots 

    Est: £400 - £600

    James Gillray,  British 1756-1815-  Sandwich-carrots! Dainty sandwich-carrots;  hand-coloured engraving on paper, published by Henry George Bohn in 1851, numbered '427' (within the plate, upper right), with the 'Exaltation of Faro's Daughters' printed verso, 35.5 x 25.5 cm. (unframed).  Provenance:  Collection of Peter Jackson, UK.  Private Collection, UK. 

    Roseberys
  • James Gillray: Consequences of a Successful French Invasion
    Mar. 05, 2025

    James Gillray: Consequences of a Successful French Invasion

    Est: $120 - $160

    James Gillray Consequences of a Successful French Invasion No. 1. Plates 1st. We come to recover your long lost Liberties - Scene. The House of Commons London James Gillray, March 1st 1798. 31.5cm x 36cm. Etching printed in sanguine. A satirical depiction of the House of Commons if the planned French invasion was successful, a caption in the image reads "This house adjourned to Botany Bay" with the members of the House garbed as convicts, shackled for their journey. The first in a series of four plates engraved by Gillray after descriptions written by Sir John Dalrymple which illustrate the impact Napoleon's invasion would have on English society. The plate was restruck in a more commonly found edition by Bohn in the 1850s, this is the original 1798 impression. Laid on paper, edge trimmed. A few old creases and discolouration. Some small scorch marks with minor loss to the bottom edge. Art

    The Book Merchant Jenkins
  • JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815)
    Feb. 21, 2025

    JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815)

    Est: $300 - $400

    JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815) "Market-Day', subtitled "Every Man has his Price", "Sir Rt. Walpole" & "Sic itur ad astra" (such is the way to immortality). A political engraving lampooning the selection of a new Prime Minister mINISTER, Published Nay 2d, 1788 by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly.; Samuel William Fores (baptized 1761-1838). In black and silver frame, matted under glass, OS: 21 1/2" x 27 1/2", SS: 12 3/4" x 18 1/4", light foxing.

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  • JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815)
    Feb. 21, 2025

    JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815)

    Est: $500 - $700

    JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815) (5) British Satirical hand colored etchings from his "Musicians" series, four of five in matching water gilt frames, the fifth is very similar, the prints include: "The Pic-Nic Orchestra"; "A Little Music, or the Delights of Harmony"; "Ars Musica"; "A Country Concert, or an Evenings Entertainment in Sussex"; "Playing in Parts". In gilt molded frame with french-ruled mat, under glass, OS: 16" x 20", (the odd frame is slightly larger), SS: 10" x 14".

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  • JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815)
    Feb. 21, 2025

    JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815)

    Est: $300 - $400

    JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815) (3) British Caricature Portraits, all published by HH Humphrey, 1792-1796, hand colored engravings, including: "Neck or Nothing" (del by Mrs. Keats) PLUS "Hint to Modern Sculptors as an Ornament to a Future Square" (military equine); PLUS "Billy the Gamekeeper" (no color), in matching size gilt molded frames, matted under glass, OS: 21" x 17", SS varies, 13" x 9" to 10" x 9".

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  • JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815)
    Feb. 21, 2025

    JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815)

    Est: $300 - $400

    JAMES GILLRAY (UK, 1757-1815) (3) British Caricature Portraits, all published by HH Humphrey,1796, hand colored engravings, including: "A Slice of Gloster" PLUS Two versions of For improving the Breed" both captioned "Sketch'd at Wirtemberg" (sic) in matching gilt molded frames, matted under glass, OS: 18" x 14", SS varies, 13" x 9" to 10" x 5 1/2' to 10" x 7", 'Gloster' folded.

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  • Gillray (James) Tiddy-doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, etching with hand-colouring, 1806; and five others, 18th and 19th century (6)
    Jan. 30, 2025

    Gillray (James) Tiddy-doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, etching with hand-colouring, 1806; and five others, 18th and 19th century (6)

    Est: £600 - £800

    Gillray (James) Tiddy-doll, the great French-Gingerbread-Baker; drawing out a new Batch of Kings, etching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, platemark 258 x 380 mm (10 1/8 x 15 in) , sheet 286 x 405 mm (11 1/4 x 15 3/4 in), small but good margins, some toning and minor browning, unframed, published by Hannah Humphrey, unframed, 1806; together with five further unframed miscellaneous prints, 18th and 19th century (6) Literature: BM Satires 10581 ⁂ Satire on Napoleonic imperialism after The Battle of Austerlitz, following which Austria renounced all further rights over Bavaria, Würtemberg, and Baden, whose princes were vassal-allies of France. Napoleon is depicted as a London street seller of gingerbread cakes, with all Sovereigns and countries humiliated by him having been swept into the 'Ash-Hole'.

    Forum Auctions - UK
  • Fashion satire.- Gillray (James) Modern-Elegance, A Portrait, 1795
    Jan. 30, 2025

    Fashion satire.- Gillray (James) Modern-Elegance, A Portrait, 1795

    Est: £400 - £600

    Fashion satire.- Gillray (James) Modern-Elegance, A Portrait, etching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, platemark 353 x 245 mm (13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in), small margins, repaired tear to the right edge just below centre, handling creases, unframed, [BM Satires 8719], published by Hannah Humphrey, 1795; together with three further Gillray satirical prints, including 'Les Invisibles' [BM 11612], 'La Walse.| Le Bon Genre' [BM 11613], and 'A spencer & a thread-paper' [BM 8192], etchings, with original hand-colouring, between 260 x 210 mm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in) and 255 x 330 mm (10 x 13 in), occasional minor surface dirt and light browning, unframed, 1792-1810 (4)

    Forum Auctions - UK
  • Antique Political Engraving by James Gillray.
    Dec. 07, 2024

    Antique Political Engraving by James Gillray.

    Est: $200 - $400

    Light expelling darkness, - evaporation of stygian exhalations, - or - the sun of the constitution, rising superior to the clouds of opposition (Caricature of King George III as Apollo) Artist(s): James Gillray (English, 1756-1815), Published by Hannah Humphrey. Medium: Hand-colored engraving. Signature(s): Attributions in lower margins. Paperwork: N/A Damage: Tear through the word "sun". Creases and toning from age. Measurement(s): 13 1/2" x 17 1/2" (impression), 22" x 26" (frame) In-house shipping is available. Please see our website regarding our in-house shipping procedures.

    Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
  • Gillray, James
    Dec. 06, 2024

    Gillray, James

    Est: €120 - €180

    (1757 Chelsea - London 1815). 5 Bl. mit 8 Radierungen tls. mit Aquatinta bei H.Humphrey, Ldn. 1798. Blgr. je ca. 28 x 20 cm. Meist mit dem Monogr. u. dem Namenszug des Verlegers u. Datum i.d. Platte. Jwls. unter Passep. mont. ╔Dabei: Honoré Daumier╗ (1808-1879) nach. 3 Bl. Lithographien aus Robert Macaire, um 1850. Blgr. 26,5 x 20,5 cm. Unter Passep. mont., innenlieg. 2 Textbl. Zus. 10 Bl.

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  • Gillray - 6 Pages of Satirical Folio Engravings
    Nov. 30, 2024

    Gillray - 6 Pages of Satirical Folio Engravings

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    This witty, folio engraving is from James Gillray. It was part of either of his works titled The Genuine Works of James Gillray or Illustrative Description of the Genuine Works of Mr. James Gillray. The works were published in London by Thomas McLean in 1830. James Gillray (1756-1815) was the "father of the political cartoon." He used his scathing humor and expert draughtsmanship to produce some of the best and most formative political satire. Some of his most noted cartoons / caricatures are of George III, Napoleon I, and William Pitt.

    Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
  • James Gillray,  British 1756-1815-  Bank Notes - Paper Money; - French Alarmists - o the Devil, the
    Nov. 20, 2024

    James Gillray,  British 1756-1815-  Bank Notes - Paper Money; - French Alarmists - o the Devil, the

    Est: £250 - £350

    James Gillray,  British 1756-1815-  Bank Notes - Paper Money; - French Alarmists - o the Devil, the Devil! - ah! poor John Bull!!!;  etching on paper, signed 'Js Gy invt' (within the plate, lower edge), 15.8 x 21.8 cm.  Provenance:  Private Collection, UK.  Note:  The Library of Congress describes how this print 'shows William Pitt the Younger as a bank-clerk offering a handful of bank-notes to John Bull, who holds out his hand for the notes as Charles James Fox says to him "Dont take his damn'd Paper, John! insist upon having Gold, to make your Peace with the French, when they come" and Richard Brinsley Sheridan says "Dont take his Notes! nobody takes Notes now! - they'll not even take Mine!" John Bull answers: "I wool take it! - a' may as well let my Measter Billy hold the Gold to keep away you Frenchmen, as save it, to gee it you, when ye come over, with your domn'd invasion" as other Foxites raise their hands in warning and Charles Stanhope stands in profile. Alexander Wedderburn, Lloyd Kenyon, and William Grenville carry large sacks of notes on their heads in the distance and a bill headed: 'Order of Council to the Bank of England' is posted on the counter.' 

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  • James Gillray (1756-1815)
    Nov. 19, 2024

    James Gillray (1756-1815)

    Est: £300 - £500

    James Gillray (1756-1815) 'The King Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2nd) Scene - Gulliver Manoeuv'ring with his Little Boat in the Cistern' hand-coloured etching, published by H Humphrey, London, 1804 35 x 46cm Condition Report: Framed: 49 x 60cm Foxing and time staining. Light creasing. Not viewed out of glazed frame.

    Sworders
  • James Gillray Ladies dress, as it will soon be.
    Nov. 14, 2024

    James Gillray Ladies dress, as it will soon be.

    Est: €150 - €200

    Etching, 326 x 241 mm. Printed on heavy wove paper. In general good condition except for scattered stains and two tears on the lower margin, restored on the verso.

    Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
  • James Gillray (British, 1756-1815), THREE WORKS: A MARCH TO THE BANK, (1787); THE BENGAL LEVEE (1792); FATIGUES OF THE CAMPAIGN IN FLANDERS (1783)
    Nov. 07, 2024

    James Gillray (British, 1756-1815), THREE WORKS: A MARCH TO THE BANK, (1787); THE BENGAL LEVEE (1792); FATIGUES OF THE CAMPAIGN IN FLANDERS (1783)

    Est: $500 - $700

    James Gillray (British, 1756-1815) THREE WORKS: A MARCH TO THE BANK, (1787); THE BENGAL LEVEE (1792); FATIGUES OF THE CAMPAIGN IN FLANDERS (1783) each hand coloured on wove paper, framed Estimate: $500—700 CAD

    Waddington's
  • GILLRAY, James. "News from Calabria! Capture of Buenos Ayres!...", gravura s/ papel, 1806. Dim. aprox. total.: 42,5 Emoldurado
    Nov. 04, 2024

    GILLRAY, James. "News from Calabria! Capture of Buenos Ayres!...", gravura s/ papel, 1806. Dim. aprox. total.: 42,5 Emoldurado

    Est: €120 - €240

    GILLRAY, James. "News from Calabria! Capture of Buenos Ayres! - i.e. - the Comforts of an Imperial Déjeuné at St- Clouds" Gravura a negro sobre papel, impressa por Hannah Humphrey a 13 de Setembro de 1806, Londres Cena humorístico-satírica representando Napoleão no Château de St. Cloud, puxando a orelha a Talleyrand, seu Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros, após a derrota dos franceses na batalha de Maida (Calábria, Itália), e em Buenos Aires, contra as tropas britânicas. No lado direito da cena várias figuras representando os seus países apresentam motes ou frases que resumem de forma estereotipada as suas posições no contexto geopolítico europeu da época. Dim. aprox.: 24 x 35 cm; Dim. aprox. total: 42,5 x 53 cm. Papel amarelecido com manchas e leves vincos. Emoldurado (falhas)

    Palácio do Correio Velho
  • James Gillray (1756 - 1815), A Man Of Importance (
    Sep. 26, 2024

    James Gillray (1756 - 1815), A Man Of Importance (

    Est: £80 - £120

    James Gillray (1756 - 1815), A Man Of Importance (1st Marquis of Hastings, etching, 1799, 35cm x 25cm, unframed

    Burstow & Hewett
  • JAMES GILLRAY - The National Assembly Revivified
    Sep. 22, 2024

    JAMES GILLRAY - The National Assembly Revivified

    Est: $45 - $60

    JAMES GILLRAY (British, 1756-1815) "The National Assembly Revivified" 20th-century impression - Etching on off-white antique paper. Signed in play lower left, titled in plate lower centre. Unframed. 6 x 8 inches (15.3 x 20.5 cm). Very good condition, sheet is cropped close to the faux border which has eliminated the raised plate mark. From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina).

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  • James Gillray (1756-1815)
    Jul. 30, 2024

    James Gillray (1756-1815)

    Est: £150 - £200

    James Gillray (1756-1815) The head of King Louis XVI being cut off by a guillotine, 1793 a hand-coloured etching by James Gillray, printed by H Humphrey, of the execution scene, the text reads 'The blood of the murdered crying for vengeance. This exact representation of that instrument of French refinement in assassination, the Guillotine is submitted to the Gentlemen of the Phalanx & other well-wishers to the King and Constitution of Great Britain, by their devoted Servants at Command The Assassins of the King of France. Js. Gy. desn. et fect. pro bono publico' plate mark 36 x 26cm, window mounted Condition Report: small crease close to middle of right hand boarder - generally excellent condition - nice hand colouring

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  • [HAND-COLORED PRINTS]. [GILLRAY, James (1756-1815)]. “Posti...
    Jul. 25, 2024

    [HAND-COLORED PRINTS]. [GILLRAY, James (1756-1815)]. “Posti...

    Est: $400 - $600

    [HAND-COLORED PRINTS]. [GILLRAY, James (1756-1815)]. “Posting in Ireland” [and] “Posting in Scotland.” London: H. Humphrey, April 8th 1805 [and] May 25th 1805. Pair of hand-colored aquatint satirical plates by Gillray after C. Loraine Smith, Esq. Sizes 13 ½ x 19 and 12 ¾ x 15 ¾”. Some toning, margins with short tears or chips, “Scotland” has a contemporary ink note at lower left corner, “Ireland” has glue residue on verso. Very good. Rare hand-colored humorous prints, satirizing (and insulting) the local people of Ireland and Scotland.

    Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
  • Gillray (James). Vices Overlook'd in the New Proclamation, London: H. Humphreys, May 24th 1792
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Vices Overlook'd in the New Proclamation, London: H. Humphreys, May 24th 1792

    Est: £300 - £500

    Gillray (James). Vices Overlook'd in the New Proclamation, London: H. Humphreys, May 24th 1792 * Gillray (James). Vices Overlook'd in the New Proclamation. To the Commons of Great Britain, this representation of Vices, which remain unforbidden by Proclamation, is dedicated, as proper for imitation, and in place of the more dangerous ones of Thinking, Speaking & Writing, now forbidden by Authority, London: H. Humphreys, May 24th 1792, etching on wove with contemporary hand-colouring, pencil inscriptions to margins naming the individuals depicted, red-inked collectors monogram 'MW' below a rampant lion plus small areas of tape residue to top margin on verso, small margins, sheet size 280 x 380 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 8095. Gillray’s title refers to ‘The Royal Proclamation Against Seditious Writings and Publications’ issued by George III on 21 May 1792, a response to the growth of radicalism in Britain inspired by the French Revolution. The proclamation threatened Gillray’s career and this engraving is a direct attack against the Kings’ hypocrisy, illustrating the well-known vices of him and his family. ‘Avarice’ shows the King and Queen grasping at sacks of money, ‘Drunkeness’ shows the Prince of Wales being led away from a brothel in a drunken state, ‘Gambling’ shows Frederick, Duke of York raising a dice-box at a gambling table. ‘Debauchery’ shows Prince William Henry with his latest mistress, Mrs. Jordan, whose name was also popular slang for a chamber pot.

    Dominic Winter Auctions
  • Gillray (James). Two Penny Whist, H. Humphrey, Jany. 11th 1796
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Two Penny Whist, H. Humphrey, Jany. 11th 1796

    Est: £200 - £300

    Gillray (James). Two Penny Whist, H. Humphrey, Jany. 11th 1796 * Gillray (James). Two Penny Whist, H. Humphrey, Jany. 11th 1796, etching with contemporary hand-colouring, trimmed to the plate mark, slight dust soiling and staining, old adhesion scaring to the verso, 235 x 350 mm, with another copy similar but trimmed inside the neat line 225 x 340 mm QTY: (2) NOTE: BM Satires number 8885. A social caricature of a game at whist. ‘Betty’ on the left, produces the ace of spades, with which she is about to take her seventh consecutive trick. Her fellow card players appear less than pleased. Her mistress, Miss H. Humphrey - Gillray's publisher - sits on her left. The two men are said to be Tholdal, a German and Betty’s partner, Mortimer, a picture dealer and restorer. This print - although reversed - can be seen in Gillray’s "Very Slippy-Weather" which was published in 1808 and shows the front of Hannah Humphrey's print shop.

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  • Gillray (James). The Wine Duty..., H, Humphrey, April 20th 1796
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Wine Duty..., H, Humphrey, April 20th 1796

    Est: £300 - £500

    Gillray (James). The Wine Duty..., H, Humphrey, April 20th 1796 * Gillray (James). The Wine Duty - or - The Triumph of Bacchus & Silenus with John Bulls Remonstrance, H, Humphrey, April 20th 1796, etching on wove with bright contemporary hand-colouring, large margins, small area of adhesion scaring to the verso QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 8798. As the war against France continued into 1796, Prime Minister William Pitt and his Secretary of State, Henry Dundas, had to keep coming up with new taxes to pay for the ongoing expenses of the conflict, in this case wine. Pitt and Dundas are shown as the young wine god, Dionysus (or Bacchus as he was known in the Roman world) and his older companion and advisor, the ever-drunken Silenus flaunting their inebriation, and enjoying the pleasures of wine that poor John Bull can no longer afford. The portrayal was not far from the truth, as Pitt and Dundas were hardened drinkers in an age of hard drinkers, and Gillray was well aware of their reputations.

    Dominic Winter Auctions
  • Gillray (James). The Tree of Liberty - with the Devil Tempting John Bull, 1798
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Tree of Liberty - with the Devil Tempting John Bull, 1798

    Est: £400 - £600

    Gillray (James). The Tree of Liberty - with the Devil Tempting John Bull, 1798 * Gillray (James). The Tree of Liberty - with the Devil Tempting John Bull, H. Humphrey, May 23rd 1798, etching on laid with contemporary hand-colouring, large margins, toned overall, old hinges to verso, 365 x 260 mm, together with a smaller hand-coloured example originally published in 'London und Paris', old folds, 225 x 170 mm QTY: (2) NOTE: BM Satires 9214. Charles Fox in the role of Satan, is shown offering the false fruit of French Ideology to John Bull. Fox's 'Tree of Liberty' is a barren and leafless item and its fruit is rotten and half-eaten and comprises of "Conspiracy," "Treason," "Murder," and "Atheism," "Blasphemy," and "Impiety." Behind Fox and his bare tree is a contrasting English oak tree, which is verdant and green and draws its strength from the three foundational roots of British political life: the "Commons," the "King," and the "Lords." Those roots produce a solid and upright trunk of "Justice," with branches of "Law" and "Religion" and its fruit includes "Freedom," "Happiness," and "Security."

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  • Gillray (James). The State of War, or, the Monkey-Race in danger, London: 1799
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The State of War, or, the Monkey-Race in danger, London: 1799

    Est: £500 - £800

    Gillray (James). The State of War, or, the Monkey-Race in danger, London: 1799 * Gillray (James). The State of War, or, the Monkey-Race in danger, London: H. Humphreys, May 20th 1799, etching on wove with contemporary hand-colouring, small tear to margin to lower left corner, small areas of tape to top margin, small paper residue to corners on verso, sheet 300 x 480 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires (9388). French soldiers are shown fleeing or being devoured and killed by the British Lion or the Russian bear. A crescent-faced Turkish figure is shown grasping Bonaparte and raising a blood-stained scimitar. The two-headed Habsburg eagle flies above the scene, clutching thunderbolts and tearing a bonnet-rouge in its beak

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  • Gillray (James). The Royal Bull-Fight, London: H. Humphreys, February 8th, 1806
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Royal Bull-Fight, London: H. Humphreys, February 8th, 1806

    Est: £200 - £300

    Gillray (James). The Royal Bull-Fight, London: H. Humphreys, February 8th, 1806 * Gillray (James). The Royal Bull-Fight, London: H. Humphreys, February 8th, 1806, etching on wove with contemporary hand-colouring, paper residue to margins to verso, trimmed to plate mark with minor loss to text to lower margin, sheet size 250 x 350 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 8691. Pitt is shown as a toreador riding a white horse and brandishing a spear against a bull (John Bull) which snorts fire and suffers from wounds. Numerous spectators made up of Royals and politicians look on from the stalls behind the pair.

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  • Gillray (James). The Republican-Hercules Defending his Country, H. Humphrey, 1797
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Republican-Hercules Defending his Country, H. Humphrey, 1797

    Est: £400 - £600

    Gillray (James). The Republican-Hercules Defending his Country, H. Humphrey, 1797 * Gillray (James). The Republican-Hercules Defending his Country, H. Humphrey, Feby. 19th 1797, etched caricature on wove with contemporary hand-colouring, some marginal fraying with slight loss, repaired on verso, slight surface abrasion to the printed image, old adhesion scaring to the verso, 365 x 255 mm, together with French - Telegraph making Signals in the Dark, H. Humphrey, Jany. 26th 1795, etching with aquatint, contemporary hand-colouring, old adhesion scaring to the verso, 245 x 350 mm QTY: (2) NOTE: BM Satires numbers 8987 & 8612. Two caricatures on the perennial theme of Charles Fox's ambiguous and equivocal approach to France, its revolution and the threat it posed to the British Isles. The first print shows Fox 'pulling the strings' of an invading French fleet. In the second, Fox is signalling - with the newly invented semaphore - to a French armada that creeps across the English Channel. Gillray clearly regards Fox's behaviour as deeply disloyal and possibly treasonous.

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  • Gillray (James). The Republican Attack, H. Humphrey, Novr. 1st 1795
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Republican Attack, H. Humphrey, Novr. 1st 1795

    Est: £200 - £300

    Gillray (James). The Republican Attack, H. Humphrey, Novr. 1st 1795 * Gillray (James). The Republican Attack, H. Humphrey, Novr. 1st 1795, etching on wove with contemporary hand-colouring, large margins, slight marginal dust soiling and staining, occasional marginal closed tears, but not affecting the printed image, 250 x 350 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 8681. When the King drove to open parliament on the 29th of October 1795. his coach was attacked by a mob and a stone or bullet pierced the glass in the window of his coach. Gillray's caricature replicates the incident but with William Pitt as the coachman who drives his team over a prostrate Britannia. The attacking protagonists are the republican whigs with Lord Lansdowne, a sansculotte, firing a blunderbuss at the King, while Fox and Sheridan, facing Lansdowne, run beside the coach, holding on to it. Both are depicted as tattered ruffians brandishing clubs.

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  • Gillray (James). The Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite..., H, Humphrey, Sept 14th 1792
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite..., H, Humphrey, Sept 14th 1792

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Gillray (James). The Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite..., H, Humphrey, Sept 14th 1792 * Gillray (James). The Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite, at the Court of Pekin, published H. Humphrey, Sept. 14th 1792, etching on wove with bright contemporary hand colouring, large margins, one contemporary marginal manuscript annotation identifying Lord Macartney, small areas of adhesion scaring to the verso, 315 x 400 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires number 8121. Great Britain's Embassy in China was led by Lord Macartney who famously ignored the etiquette of the Chinese court and refused to abase himself in front of the Emperor; on the grounds that such prostrations were unbecoming for a representative of the British Sovereign. As a result, he was summarily dismissed and told to leave Peking within two days. As well as destroying Macartney's career it removed any influence that Great Britain had in China for several years. One of Lord Macartney's attaches described the experience thus. 'We entered Pekin like paupers, remained in it like prisoners and departed from it like vagrants'. Gillray brilliantly captures the magnitude of the diplomatic disaster in this scathing political caricature.

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  • Gillray (James). The Generae of Patriotism, 1796
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Generae of Patriotism, 1796

    Est: £300 - £500

    Gillray (James). The Generae of Patriotism, 1796 * Gillray (James). The Generae of Patriotism - or - The Bloomsbury Farmer planting Bedfordshire Wheat, London: H. Humphreys, February 3rd, 1796, etching on wove with contemporary hand-colouring, paper residue to corners to verso, sheet size 280 x 420 mm, together with another example, uncoloured and trimmed to printed area, sheet size 250 x 350 mm QTY: (2) NOTE: BM Satires 8783. The Duke of Bedford is shown as a farmer happily sewing guineas from a sack on his back. As he sows, bonnets-rouges with daggers progressively sprout from the ground. The sun is in the shape of Fox's face and shines down upon the scene.

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  • Gillray (James). The Funeral Procession of Miss Regency, S. W. Fores, April 20th 1786
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Funeral Procession of Miss Regency, S. W. Fores, April 20th 1786

    Est: £200 - £300

    Gillray (James). The Funeral Procession of Miss Regency, S. W. Fores, April 20th 1786 * Gillray (James). The Funeral Procession of Miss Regency, S. W. Fores, April 20th 1786, uncoloured etched caricature on laid, slight staining and dust soiling, old folds, small areas of adhesion scaring to the verso, later explanatory manuscript note pasted to the verso, 215 x 690 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 7526. A satire on the withdrawal of the Regency Bill on the occasion of the King's recovery. A huge disappointment to the Whig politicians, who follow the coffin, and who saw a route to power through the Prince Regent. In the centre of the caricature is a weeping Mrs Fitzherbert who was believed to have been secretly married to the Prince of Wales and is lamenting her thwarted ambition.

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  • Gillray (James). The Explanation, H. Humphrey, May 30th 1798
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Explanation, H. Humphrey, May 30th 1798

    Est: £300 - £500

    Gillray (James). The Explanation, H. Humphrey, May 30th 1798 * Gillray (James). The Explanation, H. Humphrey, May 30th 1798, etching on wove with bright contemporary hand-colouring, old tape hinge to the upper margin, 260 x 365 mm, together with a smaller uncoloured example originally published in 'London und Paris', 160 x 225 mm QTY: (2) NOTE: BM Satires 9219. A political caricature recording the duel on Putney Heath between Pitt and his fierce critic, the Whig politician George Tierney, who had been accused by Pitt of being unpatriotic.

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  • Gillray (James). The Dissolution - or - The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, 1786
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Dissolution - or - The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, 1786

    Est: £200 - £400

    Gillray (James). The Dissolution - or - The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, 1786 * Gillray (James). The Dissolution - or - The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, H. Humphrey, May 21st 1786, etching on laid with contemporary hand-colouring, slight abrasion and thinning with one small hole in the upper left corner, thread margins, 350 x 260 mm, QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 8805. Pitt is depicted as an alchemist. He sits in his laboratory blowing a furnace with bellows formed by a royal crown. The furnace heats a large glass retort in which the House of Commons is being dissolved. The distillation shows Pitt as an all-powerful dictator with his 'subjects' prostrating themselves before a miniature Pitt, who sits on a throne which replaces the Speaker's chair, and is inscribed 'Perpetual Dictator'.

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  • Gillray (James). The Chancellor of the Inquisition, 1793
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). The Chancellor of the Inquisition, 1793

    Est: £300 - £500

    Gillray (James). The Chancellor of the Inquisition, 1793 * Gillray (James). The Chancellor of the Inquisition marking the Incorrigibles, London: H. Humphreys, March 19th, 1793, etching on wove with contemporary hand colouring, sheet size 500 x 330 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 8316. Burke holds up a large sheaf of paper headed 'Black List' as he walks towards the door of the 'Crown & Anchor' tavern, the headquarters of The Association for Preserving Liberty and Property against Republicans and Levellers.

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  • Gillray (James). Temperance enjoying a frugal meal, 1792
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Temperance enjoying a frugal meal, 1792

    Est: £300 - £500

    Gillray (James). Temperance enjoying a frugal meal, 1792 * Gillray (James). Temperance enjoying a frugal meal, London: H. Humphreys, July 28th 1792, etching on wove with contemporary hand-colouring, a few pin holes to upper and left margin, minor mount burn and minimal spotting, paper residue to top margin on verso, sheet size 250 x 340 mm, together with another example with contemporary hand colouring, trimmed to image, some closed tears, 330 x 270 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 8117, a companion print to BM Satires 8112. 'The meanness of the King and Queen and their self-restraint at table were well known..., Everything in the room is indicative of miserliness, from the Kings patched trousers to the empty fire-grate.... this pair of prints is amongst the finest of all royal portraits, the drawing is superb and not a detail is superfluous.' Richard Godfrey, James Gilray: The Art of Caricature, p 179.

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  • Gillray (James). Stealing Off; or, prudent Secesion..., London: H. Humphreys, May 20th 1799,
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Stealing Off; or, prudent Secesion..., London: H. Humphreys, May 20th 1799,

    Est: £500 - £800

    Gillray (James). Stealing Off; or, prudent Secesion..., London: H. Humphreys, May 20th 1799, * Gillray (James). Stealing Off; or, prudent Secesion..., London: H. Humphreys, May 20th 1799, etching on wove with contemporary hand-colouring, 2 faint vertical parallel folds to centre, strengthened with paper strip to top margin and other small areas of paper residue to verso, sheet 310 x 430 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 9263. 'From May 1797 Fox temporarily exiled himself from the House of Commons (thus 'prudent succession'). Gillray depicts him fleeing with great speed..., in the background, the opposition literally eat their words', Richard Godfrey, James Gilray: The Art of Caricature, p. 154.

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  • Gillray (James). Shrine at St. Ann's Hill, London: H. Humphreys, May 26th 1798
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Shrine at St. Ann's Hill, London: H. Humphreys, May 26th 1798

    Est: £300 - £500

    Gillray (James). Shrine at St. Ann's Hill, London: H. Humphreys, May 26th 1798 * Gillray (James). Shrine at St. Ann's Hill, London: H. Humphreys, May 26th 1798, etching on wove with contemporary hand colouring, good margins, 2 printers creases, old blue paper residue to verso, 360 x 260 mm together with smaller London und Paris copy. QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Satires 9217. Charles James Fox is shown praying before an alter to French Jacobinisim at St Ann’s Hill – the country home of his mistress Mrs. Armistead and the estate where Fox settled after a series of political losses. Whig politicians (all of whom had been previously satirized for their French inclinations) are represented as winged apparitions.

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  • Gillray (James). Scotch-Harry's News; _ or _ Nincumpoop in high Glee...., May23rd 1792
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Scotch-Harry's News; _ or _ Nincumpoop in high Glee...., May23rd 1792

    Est: £300 - £500

    Gillray (James). Scotch-Harry's News; _ or _ Nincumpoop in high Glee...., May23rd 1792 * Gillray (James). Scotch-Harry's News; _ or _ Nincumpoop in high Glee Vide. News from India, pub.lished H. Humphrey May 23rd 1792, etching on wove with bright original hand colouring, small areas of earlier adhesion on verso, 250 x 350 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM satires number 8094. Dundas informs King George III and Queen Charlotte of the latest British victory in India. Dundas had special responsibility for Indian Affairs.

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  • Gillray (James). Posting to the Election, H. Humphrey, Dec. 1st 1806
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Posting to the Election, H. Humphrey, Dec. 1st 1806

    Est: £200 - £300

    Gillray (James). Posting to the Election, H. Humphrey, Dec. 1st 1806 * Gillray (James). Posting to the Election, H. Humphrey, Dec. 1st 1806, etched caricature with contemporary hand-colouring, trimmed to the image, central fold, some creasing and dust soiling, 215 x 615 mm, together with [The Installation - Supper, as given at the Pantheon, by the Knights of the Bath] S. W. Fores, June 4th 1788, etched caricature with contemporary hand-colouring (the left-hand sheet of four), some creasing, additional central fold, mount stained. small hole affecting the image to the lower right which is crudely repaired on the verso, 245 x 515 mm, with New Morality, or the Promis'd Installment of the High Priest of the Theophilanthropes with the Homage of Leviathan and his Suite published by J. Wright for the Anti-Jacobin Magazine & Review, August 1st 1798, uncoloured etching after James Gillray, printed in sepia, slight staining, old folds, trimmed with slight loss to the right-hand margin, border extended, 275 x 620 mm QTY: (3) NOTE: BM Satires numbers 10614

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  • Gillray (James). Patriotic Regeneration..., H. Humphrey, March 2nd, 1795
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Patriotic Regeneration..., H. Humphrey, March 2nd, 1795

    Est: £400 - £600

    Gillray (James). Patriotic Regeneration..., H. Humphrey, March 2nd, 1795 * Gillray (James). Patriotic Regeneration - viz - Parliament Reform'd a la Francoise - that is - Honest Men (ie - opposition) in the seat of Justice, published H. Humphrey, March 2nd 1795, etching with aquatint with contemporary hand colouring, trimmed to the plate mark, small areas of adhesions scaring to the verso, 310 x 420 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM satires 8624. Gillray is imagining a situation where the French revolutionaries have taken command of the British parliament. Replicating the sham trials of the National Convention during Robespierre's Reign of Terror into an English equivalent in the House of Commons. Francophile Whigs wearing their bonnets rouges now control the House of Commons. As in France, the crowns and jewels of the Royal Family have been seized, and the estates of "Loyalists" like the Chatham and Grenville families, have been forfeited. Cash from the Treasury has been converted to the famously worthless French Assignats, and the former Prime Minister William Pitt has been manacled and placed in the prisoner's dock. Pitt is dressed only in a torn white shirt which may be intended to recall another sham trial, that of Jesus before Pontius Pilate. Behind Pitt is Lord Lauderdale, an outspoken critic of Pitt's policies in the House of Lords, carrying an executioner's axe and holding a noose around Pitt's neck. Sitting opposite Pitt in the Speaker's chair and acting as presiding judge over this trial, is the Whig leader Charles James Fox. Beneath him, the famous barrister, Thomas Erskine, identified by papers in his pocket alluding to his recent successful defence of the radical Thomas Hardy, but now in the role of the prosecuting counsel, seems to be arguing for the death sentence. Next to him, the financially scheming and habitually indebted Richard Brinsley. Sheridan seems to be making notes of valuables he could acquire. The dubious nature of the trial is emphasised by the scales of justice being forcibly manipulated by the always shifty Marquess of Lansdowne so that a French bonnet rouge will assume more weight than the British crown. Subtle it is not, but for sheer political theatre, it is a masterpiece.

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  • Gillray (James). Pantagruel's victorious return to the Court of Gargantua..., H. Humphrey, 1794
    Jul. 24, 2024

    Gillray (James). Pantagruel's victorious return to the Court of Gargantua..., H. Humphrey, 1794

    Est: £400 - £600

    Gillray (James). Pantagruel's victorious return to the Court of Gargantua..., H. Humphrey, 1794 * Gillray (James). Pantagruel's victorious return to the Court of Gargantua after extirpating the Soup-Meagres of Bouille Land, H. Humphrey, Feby. 10th 1794, etching on wove with bright contemporary hand-colouring, large margins, 310 x 360 mm QTY: (1) NOTE: BM Staires 8435. Gillray has executed a complex caricature, critical of the King, the extravagance of his wife, William Pitt and the drunken son of the monarch, Frederick the Duke of York. The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a series of five French novels by François Rabelais about two giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. In the first book, Pantagruel returns from the University to fight against the Dipsodes to preserve his father's kingdom and property. The impetus for this print was the brief return of King George's favourite son, Prince Frederick, the Duke of York, from Flanders where he had been leading a British/Hanoverian army against France as part of a larger Coalition including Austria, Prussia, and the Dutch Republic. The King and Queen are portrayed as gullible, greedy and grasping. The king accepts the 'Keys of Paris' whilst at his feet are bags of money labelled For Horses, Hounds & other Nicknackatories. Behind the throne and hidden from view, the Queen holds out an apron, which is filled with money by a devil. Her money bags are labelled Spy Money 40000, Flatterers & Toad-eaters 10000, Pin Money 50000 and Private Whim Wham[s] 50000. Funding these nefarious, frivolous and extravagant expenses is the ever-inventive Pitt, who sits in an obsequious position at the king's feet, eagerly inventing new taxes, including Bricks, Brandy, Water and Air.

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