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Britannia as a patient who is in danger of death owing to disagreement between her three doctors over their competing remedies; representing the weakness of Britain during the replacement of Addington by Pitt as Prime Minister and the exclusion of Fox. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804.
James GillrayDate: 20 May 1804Reference: 12194i
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Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.
James GillrayDate: 29 March 1796Reference: 12078i
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James Gillray, 'Wide-awake'
James Gillray
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William Pitt the younger leads a group of ministers out of the Treasury as the Opposition in the guise of the rabble are held back by a grenadier sentry holding a bayonet. Etching by J. Gillray.
James GillrayDate: [1830]Reference: 585509i
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A fashionable mother wearing a dress with slits across the breasts in order to feed her baby before she dashes off to the carriage waiting outside. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.
James GillrayDate: 15 February 1796Reference: 17465i
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The countries of Europe representing physicians and surgeons trying to regenerate a woman personifying the Dutch republic. Etching attributed to James Gillray, 1796, after David Hess.
David HessDate: [1797?]Reference: 532358i
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James Gillray, 'The triumph of Quassia'
James Gillray
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A butcher threatening a doctor with revenge for poisoning his wife. Etching by J. Kent, 1782, after P.V.
V. P.Date: 25 January 1782Reference: 10975i
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A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a patient who is seated on a stool. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Gillray, 1796.
Date: 7 May 1796Reference: 16602i
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A man and a woman, both wearing enormous hats. Etching by J. Gillray.
James GillrayDate: June 15th 1795Reference: 35280i
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A rioter in the Gordon Riots has a cudgel in his hand and Newgate Prison is on fire in the background. Etching attributed to J. Gillray.
James GillrayDate: June 9th 1780Reference: 36239i
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A convalescing man happily eating a meal, assisted by his grinning servant. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804, after J. Sneyd.
Sneyd, JohnReference: 12054i
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A woman sitting at a dressing table reading a book; behind her a maidservant fluffs up the curls on a wig which she is about to place upon her head. Etching by J. Gillray, 1810, after himself.
James GillrayDate: 26 February 1810Reference: 33758i
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William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, dispensing Roman Catholic tracts from a balloon to the people of Oxford; representing his installation as Chancellor of Oxford University. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1810.
James GillrayDate: Publish'd Aug.t 1810Reference: 2496779i
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Members of a parliamentary committee sit round an oblong table; above are upper tiers where the chairman and clerk sit 'framing' a report on the fraudster, Christopher Atkinson. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1782.
James GillrayDate: Aug 12 1782Reference: 585049i
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A man pulling a peculiar face as he is about to take some medicine. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1801, after J. Gillray.
James GillrayDate: [20 March 1801]Reference: 12066i
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A swollen and inflamed foot: gout is represented by an attacking demon. Coloured soft-ground etching by J. Gillray, 1799.
James GillrayDate: 14 May 1799Reference: 10507i
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Messenger Monsey. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1789.
James GillrayDate: 1789Reference: 6991i
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A bull snorts angrily as it tosses a Spaniard in the air and is restrained by three men pulling its tail behind, a native American and a well-dressed French gentleman cower in fright to the right and a Dutchman sitting on a barrel of gin and smoking a pipe looks on in amusement. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1780.
James GillrayDate: Jan 4 1780Reference: 585026i
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James Gillray, 'Gentle Emetic'
James Gillray
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William Pitt the younger places the dome of St Paul's Cathedral over Lincoln Cathedral; representing Pitt's appointment of George Pretyman (Bishop of Lincoln) as also dean of St Paul's. Etching attributed to J. Gillray, 1787.
James GillrayDate: March 1787Reference: 36272i
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Edward Jenner vaccinating patients in the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital at St. Pancras: the patients develop features of cows. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1802.
James GillrayDate: 12 June 1802Reference: 11752i
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A man fast asleep with his head back and wig dangling. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1806.
James GillrayDate: 1 November 1806Reference: 10745i
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William Cobbett dressed as a farmer marches out of step towards the sea behind a recruiting serjeant and a drummer-boy. Etching by J. Gillray, 1809.
James GillrayDate: 29 September 1809Reference: 603148i
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The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised land, but really to hell. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1806.
James GillrayDate: Feb.y 8th 1806Reference: 533358i

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Britannia as a patient who is in danger of death owing to disagreement between her three doctors over their competing remedies; representing the weakness of Britain during the replacement of Addington by Pitt as Prime Minister and the exclusion of Fox. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804.

Adam Walker, a natural philosopher, performing scientific experiments. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1796.

James Gillray, 'Wide-awake'

William Pitt the younger leads a group of ministers out of the Treasury as the Opposition in the guise of the rabble are held back by a grenadier sentry holding a bayonet. Etching by J. Gillray.

A fashionable mother wearing a dress with slits across the breasts in order to feed her baby before she dashes off to the carriage waiting outside. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.

The countries of Europe representing physicians and surgeons trying to regenerate a woman personifying the Dutch republic. Etching attributed to James Gillray, 1796, after David Hess.

James Gillray, 'The triumph of Quassia'

A butcher threatening a doctor with revenge for poisoning his wife. Etching by J. Kent, 1782, after P.V.

A tooth-drawer extracting a tooth from a patient who is seated on a stool. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Gillray, 1796.

A man and a woman, both wearing enormous hats. Etching by J. Gillray.

A rioter in the Gordon Riots has a cudgel in his hand and Newgate Prison is on fire in the background. Etching attributed to J. Gillray.

A convalescing man happily eating a meal, assisted by his grinning servant. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1804, after J. Sneyd.

A woman sitting at a dressing table reading a book; behind her a maidservant fluffs up the curls on a wig which she is about to place upon her head. Etching by J. Gillray, 1810, after himself.

William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville, dispensing Roman Catholic tracts from a balloon to the people of Oxford; representing his installation as Chancellor of Oxford University. Coloured etching after J. Gillray, 1810.

Members of a parliamentary committee sit round an oblong table; above are upper tiers where the chairman and clerk sit 'framing' a report on the fraudster, Christopher Atkinson. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1782.

A man pulling a peculiar face as he is about to take some medicine. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1801, after J. Gillray.

A swollen and inflamed foot: gout is represented by an attacking demon. Coloured soft-ground etching by J. Gillray, 1799.

Messenger Monsey. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1789.

James Gillray, 'Gentle Emetic'

William Pitt the younger places the dome of St Paul's Cathedral over Lincoln Cathedral; representing Pitt's appointment of George Pretyman (Bishop of Lincoln) as also dean of St Paul's. Etching attributed to J. Gillray, 1787.

Edward Jenner vaccinating patients in the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital at St. Pancras: the patients develop features of cows. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1802.

A man fast asleep with his head back and wig dangling. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1806.

William Cobbett dressed as a farmer marches out of step towards the sea behind a recruiting serjeant and a drummer-boy. Etching by J. Gillray, 1809.

The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised land, but really to hell. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1806.