Gillray Observed: The Earliest Account of his Caricatures in London und Paris

by Edited and translated by Christiane Banerji , Diana Donald

• ISBN13: 9780521580755
• ISBN10: 0521580757
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

One of England's most famous caricaturists, James Gillray, was an immensely successful and popular artist, yet there were no accounts of his work published in England during his lifetime. The single contemporary source on Gillray is a series of commentaries published in the German journal London und Paris between 1798 and 1806. Christine Banerji and Diana Donald have translated and edited selected commentaries, with accompanying illustrations, to reveal how Gillray's art was understood by his contemporaries. The edition offers a unique insight into the role of satire in British politics during the Napoleonic era and shows the subtle artistry of Gillray's designs. The volume also includes an informative introduction which places Gillray and his work in the context of a fascinating episode in Anglo-German relations at the turn of the eighteenth century.

Table of Contents

List of plates	ix
Preface	xiii
List of abbreviations	xvii
Introduction	1	(44)
Gillray and Mrs Humphrey: The Latest Caricature	45	(4)
Search-Night;--or--State-Watchmen, Mistaking Honest-Men For Conspirators	49	(8)
The Tree of Liberty,--with, the Devil tempting John Bull	57	(5)
United Irishmen in Training	62	(2)
United Irishmen upon Duty	64	(4)
John Bull taking a Luncheon:--or--British Cooks, cramming Old Grumble-Gizzard, with Bonne-Chere	68	(7)
Stealing off;--or--prudent Seces[s]ion	75	(6)
`L'Insurrection de l'Institut Amphible'--The Pursuit of Knowledge	81	(6)
Effusions of a Pot of Porter,--or--Ministerial Conjurations for Supporting the War	87	(10)
Lilliputian-Substitutes, Equip[p]ing for Public Service	97	(9)
Integrity retiring from Office!	106	(10)
Political-Dreamings!--Visions of Peace!--Perspective Horrors!	116	(10)
Metallic-Tractors	126	(9)
Dilettanti-Theatricals;--or--a Peep at the Green Room	135	(22)
French Invasion.--or Buonaparte Landing in Great-Britain	157	(12)
Confederated-Coalition;--or--The Giants storming Heaven	169	(16)
L'Assemblee Nationale;--or--Grand Cooperative Meeting at St. Ann's Hill	185	(18)
English Caricatures	203	(3)
The Reconciliation	206	(9)
The Plumb-pudding in danger;--or--State Epicures taking un Petit Souper	215	(7)
End of the Irish Farce of Catholic-Emancipation	222	(23)
Caricaturists in London Today	245	(3)
Visiting the Sick	248	(12)
Appendix: two previously unpublished letters from Gillary to the print publisher Samuel Fores	260	(6)
Index	266