Caricatures

James Gillray

A Calm and A Squall

London, H. Humphrey May 16th. 1810

Etchings

Original hand-colouring

265 x 370 mm each

A Calm trimmed within platemark, neat repair to border on left.

£1100 The pair.

James Gillray

A Calm and A Squall

London, H. Humphrey May 16th. 1810

Etchings

Original hand-colouring

265 x 370 mm each

A Calm trimmed within platemark, neat repair to border on left.

£1100 The pair.

James Gillray

Dreadful-Hot – Weather

London, H. Humphrey, feb 10th. 1808

Etching

Original hand colouring.

260 x 210 mm

Slight staining at the top of the image.

£380

One of a set of seven plates by Gillray, BMSat 11094-100, all with the same signature and imprint. A fat 'cit' halts on the road beside a milestone on which he has hung his hat, to mop his dripping forehead. In his left hand is his wig. His waistcoat is unbuttoned. Against the stone, inscribed 'One Mile from..', leans his gold-headed cane. He stands on a sandy hill, the focus of rays striking almost vertically down, and is beset by flies. Though only fields are visible culminating in a mound on which stands a windmill, he is evidently on his way to a Sunday Ordinary close to London, a favourite theme. BM 11095

James Gillray

Easing the Tooth-ach.

London, H. Humphrey, May 7th. 1796

Etching

Original hand colouring

225 x 190 mm.

Laid on old album sheet, slight overall browning.

£650

James Gillray

"Oh! Listen the voice of love."

London, H. Humphrey Nov. 14th. 1799

Etching

Original hand colouring

225 x 195 mm

£350

An ugly man (left) kneels (on a spotted handkerchief) at the feet of a plain old maid seated on an upright chair; he holds her left hand, his right is on his breast. She holds up her fan in a way more encouraging than coy. Both grin broadly. A patterned carpet and plain wall complete the design BM 9450

James Gillray

“Oh ! that this too too solid flesh would melt “

London, H. Humphrey, March 20th. 1791

Etching

Original hand colouring

220 x 250 mm

£350

James Gillray

Polonius

London, H. Humphrey, May 18th. 1795

Etching

Original hand colouring

250 x 350 mm

£580

James Gillray

The Power of Beauty; - St. Cecilia charming the Brute;- or – The seduction of the Welch Ambassador.

London, H. Humphrey, Feb. 1792

Etching

Original hand colouring

250 x 350 mm

Overall light browning

£480

James Gillray

A Plumper for Paul !- or-The Little Taylor done over!

London, H. Humphrey, March 13th. 1807

Etching

Original hand colouring.

250 x 350 mm

£1200

James Gillray

a. Fast –Asleep. – b. Wide – Awake. -

London, H. Humphrey Nov. 1st 1806

Etchings,

plate ‘a’ on paper watermarked ‘Whatman Turkey Mills 1821’

Original hand-colouring

255x210mm

Plate ‘b’ trimmed to decorative border.

The pair £850

James Gillray

a. Fast –Asleep. – b. Wide – Awake. -

London, H. Humphrey Nov. 1st 1806

Etchings,

plate ‘a’ on paper watermarked ‘Whatman Turkey Mills 1821’

Original hand-colouring

255x210mm

Plate ‘b’ trimmed to decorative border.

The pair £850

Charles Williams

The Night Mare yor - or - Magistratical Vigilance

London, T. Tegg (Nov. 1816)

Etching

Original hand-colouring

240x350mm

£220

Charles Williams

Les Graces de Chesterfield. Or Quadrille Dancing – pour la Pratique.

London, S. W. Fores May 1817

Etching

Original hand-colouring

240x360mm

£180

George Moutard Woodward

Reasonable Charges or Ducks Metamorphosed !

London, T. Tegg c. 1807

Etching

Original hand-colouring

250x350mm

£180

William Heath

The most uncomfortablest, I vos hever hin six hinsides …

London, T McLean ca. 1829

Etching

Original hand colouring

350 x 240 mm

Trimmed to border

£180

Thomas Rowlandson

A Portrait

London, H. Humphrey Feb 26th. 1812

Etching

Original hand colouring

260 x 200 mm

Trimmed to border

£220

Charles Williams after Woodward

The conclusion of the first volume of the caricature magazine.

London, Thomas Tegg, Sept. 1st. 1807

Etching

Original hand colouring

245 x 350 mm

£220

Charles Williams

Iohnny MacCree at Confession

London, S W Fores March 29th. 1805

Etching

Original hand colouring

350 x 250 mm

£180

Henry Alken

Involuntary Thoughts.

Etching

Original hand colouring

220 x 270 mm

£140

M.C.W.

A Frenchman

London, 1797

Etching and aquatint

215 x 140 mm

£85