Gillray's Caricatures

After James Gillray British

Publisher John Miller British

Publisher William Blackwood British, Scottish

1824–27

Not on view

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Title: Gillray's Caricatures
Series/Portfolio: The caricatures of Gillray: with historical and political illustrations, and compendious biographical anecdotes and notices
Artist: After James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
Publisher: John Miller (British, active 1804–66)
Publisher: William Blackwood (Edinburgh)
Date: 1824–27
Medium: Etching, some aquatint
Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 12 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (23.8 x 32.7 x 3.8 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1920, transferred from the Library, 1921
Object Number: 21.36.60
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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