James Gillray
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British caricaturist and printmaker (1756-1815)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1756-08-13 ) 13 August 1756 , Chelsea , Middlesex , Great Britain
- Died
- 1 June 1815 (1815-06-01) (aged 58), St James's , City and Liberty of Westminster , United Kingdom
- Occupations
- Caricaturist printmaker
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Chelsea
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- cartographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Jamesgillrayportrait.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- James Gillray
- Commons gallery
- James Gillray
- date of birth
- 1757-08-13
- has works in the collection
- Museo del Prado
- date of death
- 1815-06-01
- Commons Creator page
- James Gillray
- place of burial
- St James’s Church, Piccadilly
- name in native language
- James Gillray
- P12749
- Eduard Ritter von Weber
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to James Gillray, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
James Gillray (13 August 1756 – 1 June 1815) was an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Many of his works are held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Gillray has been called "the father of the political cartoon", with his works satirizing George III, Napoleon, prime ministers and generals. Regarded as one of the two most influential cartoonists, the other being William Hogarth, knowledge of life, fertility of resource, keen sense of the ludicrous, and beauty of execution, at once gave him the first place among caricaturists.
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