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‘CONSEQUENCES OF A SUCCESSFUL FRENCH INVASION... OR... WE FLY ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND TO SAVE THE IRISH CATHOLICS FROM PERSECUTION’
Auction: 03/14/2018
Lot: 3
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James Gillray AUCTION RECORDS
1757 - 1815. Known for: Illustration.
The work of James Gillray exemplifies the golden age of English political caricature, spanning from the start of the American Revolution through the four decades that followed. The popularity of... Read full biography
The work of James Gillray exemplifies the golden age of English political caricature, spanning from the start of the American Revolution through the four decades that followed. The popularity of Gillray's work spread beyond England to France, the United States, and Ireland. In 1806, one German... Read full biography
The work of James Gillray exemplifies the golden age of English political caricature, spanning from the start of the American Revolution through the four decades that followed. The popularity of Gillray's work spread beyond England to France, the United States, and Ireland. In 1806, one German journalist even called him "the foremost living artist in the whole of Europe" (Hill, Fashionable Contrasts). Gillray was born in the London neighborhood of Chelsea on August 13th, 1756 to James and Jane... Read full biography
The work of James Gillray exemplifies the golden age of English political caricature, spanning from the start of the American Revolution through the four decades that followed. The popularity of Gillray's work spread beyond England to France, the United States, and Ireland. In 1806, one German journalist even called him "the foremost living artist in the whole of Europe" (Hill, Fashionable Contrasts). Gillray was born in the London neighborhood of Chelsea on August 13th, 1756 to James and Jane Gillray. He was their only surviving child of five. The Gillrays were strict members of the Moravian Brotherhood, an extreme Protestant group that glorified death and the afterlife. Death during childhood was considered good fortune and sickly... Read full biography
The work of James Gillray exemplifies the golden age of English political caricature, spanning from the start of the American Revolution through the four decades that followed. The popularity of Gillray's work spread beyond England to France, the United States, and Ireland. In 1806, one German journalist even called him "the foremost living artist in the whole of Europe" (Hill, Fashionable Contrasts). Gillray was born in the London neighborhood of Chelsea on August 13th, 1756 to James and Jane Gillray. He was their only surviving child of five. The Gillrays were strict members of the Moravian Brotherhood, an extreme Protestant group that glorified death and the afterlife. Death during childhood was considered good fortune and sickly children were often deprived of medical care. At age five young Gillray was sent away to the Moravwww.childsgallery.com/artist.php... Read full biography
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Spanish patriots attacking the French banditti - loyal Britons lending a lift
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