Modern cartoonists can still learn from the famous James Gillray – that’s why I’ve chosen to honour him. Gillray was not just one of the greatest satirical cartoonists to have lived, but one ...

Photo: James Gillray/National Portrait Gallery In 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte, having seized power in France, appealed to George III for an end to the eight years of war that had followed the French ...

James Gillray, "The Cow-Pock - or - The Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculations." Hand-colored etching, 1802. Molly Crabapple, "Clocktower, Raqqa under ISIS, 2014." ...

The display of James Gillray‘s political cartoons, circa 1800, show that social problems are cyclical. The same things he satired then are worthy of a few jabs today. The work is colorful ...

An 1803 cartoon by English artist James Gillray titled "Maniac ravings-or-Little Boney in a strong fit" shows Napoleon in a fury over relations between France and England.

• James Gillray: A Revolution in Satire, by Tim Clayton, Paul Mellon Centre, 408pp, 205 colour & b/w illustrations, £50 (hb), published 8 November 2022 ...

James Gillray: A Revolution in Satire, by Timothy Clayton, Paul Mellon Centre for British Art, 408 pages. Why, in the decades between 1776 and 1848 when half the world was shaken by mass ...

James’s eldest brother, John, begged when he was grievously ill at the age of seven to have his coffin brought near him. His dying words soon afterward were, “Pray don’t keep me. O let me go, I must ...

T im Clayton’s book is a magisterial study of a great popular artist: a full-scale interpretation of James Gillray’s output of satirical prints, and a biography that warrants comparison with the best ...