Creator:

Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877

Title:
The works of James Gillray, the caricaturist : with the story of his life and times / edited by Thomas Wright ; with over four hundred illustrations.
Published / Created:

London : Chatto and Windus [1873]

Physical Description:
[2], 376 p., [81] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 28 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NC1479.G5 W75 1873+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Reference Library
NJ18 G3845 W76 (LC) Oversize ;
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:

Authorship of part of the volume attributed to Joseph Grego.

Printed by Savill, Edwards and Co., Chandos Street, Covent Garden.

"Works, not belonging to the province of caricature or satire, executed by James Gillray as an engraver": p. [372]-374.

"Subjects suggested to Gillray by amateurs, or of which rough sketches are preserved in the Print room of the British museum": p. 374-376.

BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original gilt- and black-stamped blue cloth.

Subject Terms:
Gillray, James, 1756–1815. | Satirists, English. | Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760–1820. | Caricatures and cartoons -- England. | English wit and humor, Pictorial. | Chatto and Windus -- Publisher. | Savill, Edwards and Co. -- Printer.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 1873. | Lithographs -- 1873.
Contributors:
Grego, Joseph, 1843–1908